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    Unique ID Code: 0000018855
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 2/6/2001 12:24
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    Bounce (US)

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    This October, fall in love with fate
    Certificate: PG-13
    Running Time: 106 mins
    Retail Price: $29.99
    Release Date:

    Synopsis:
    Academy Award® winners Ben Affleck (Best Original Screenplay, Good Will Hunting; Pearl Harbor) and Gwyneth Paltrow (Best Actress, Shakespeare In Love; The Talented Mr. Ripley) create sparks in the hit critics are calling the romance of the years!

    Buddy Amaral (Affleck) is a smooth-talking, skirt-chasing ad exec who is enjoying his high powered career. Then, a sudden twist of fate changes everything and leads him into the life of Abby Janello (Paltrow), with whom he eventually falls head-over-heels in love. Also starring Tony Goldwyn (The Sixth Day, Kiss The Girls) and Natasha Henstridge (The Whole Nine Yards).

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    Feature Commentary Track With Director Don Roos And Producer Bobby Cohen
    Deleted Scenes With Commentary
    Gag Reel
    "Need To Be Next To You" Music Video
    "All About Bounce"
    Ben And Gwyneth Go Behind The Scenes
    Additional Scene-Specific Commentary With Director Don Roos And Actors Ben Affleck And Gwyneth Paltrow

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English
    Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 French

    Subtitle Tracks:
    Spanish
    CC: English

    Directed By:
    Don Roos

    Written By:

    Starring:
    David Dorfman
    Alex D. Linz
    Tony Goldwyn
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Ben Affleck

    Casting By:
    Patrick Rush
    Sharon Klein

    Soundtrack By:
    Marie Daulne
    Anita Daulne
    Mychael Danna

    Director of Photography:
    Robert Elswit

    Editor:
    David Codron

    Costume Designer:
    Peter Mitchell

    Production Designer:
    David Wasco

    Producer:
    Steve Golin
    Bobby Cohen
    Alan C. Blomquist
    Michael Besman

    Executive Producer:
    Harvey Weinstein
    Bob Weinstein
    Meryl Poster
    Bob Osher

    Distributor:
    Buena Vista

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    A bitter-sweet love story that is told nicely. OK, so it`s very predictable, but still - enjoyable.
    Both Affleck and Paltrow are doing very good jobs.
    The video transfer is good. There are no compression signs and the colors are rendered very nicely.
    The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok as well. There`s hardly any usage of the surrounds, but being a dialog driven movie, this is acceptable.
    The menus are animated with sound.
    The extras (mostly on the 2nd disk) include 2 commentaries (one, which is full length and the other which is scene specific), an extensive behind the scenes look, about a
    dozen deleted scenes, some funny outtakes and a music video. All in all, while the extras are good, they hardly justify the 2nd disk.
    Bottom line - a nice drama with some fine acting moments. Try it.
    posted by Zvi Josef on 2/6/2001 22:33