Bounce (2000)

Directed by Don Roos · Drama, Romance

Starring Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natasha Henstridge, Tony Goldwyn, Johnny Galecki, Joe Morton, Alex D. Linz, David Dorfman, Jennifer Grey, Caroline Aaron, Edward Edwards, Lisa Carpenter-Prewitt, Lisa Joyner, Richard Saxton, Juan Garcia, Mary Ellen Lyon, Thea Mann, Matthew Frauman, Sam Robards, Ty Murphy, David McCharen, Julianne Christie, Jeff Garlin, Nicole Tocantins, Ashley Montgomery, Erik Audé, Scott Alan Smith, Mark Ankeny, Julia Campbell, Michael Laskin, Michael Ayala, David St. James, Don Amendolia, John Levin, Chris Harrison, David Paymer, Katherine Disque

IHBM7 IMDb5.8 RT52% MC52 Trakt61% TMDb5.8Good

Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow.

My review · Reviewed 12/21/2024

The best thing about this movie is that you get to see two really good actors sinking their teeth into a decent script. I forgot how good each actor could be, and their chemistry is fantastic. I think the movie was limited in that the conflict is hanging over every scene, and you know that it is going to need to be dealt with. I know that we can usually guess how a movie is going to end - it seems that this film is less surprising than most.