Big Bounce

Based on the Elmore Leonard novel that inspired both the 1969 film and this remake, THE BIG BOUNCE is a comic film noir about an everyman who finds trouble in the form of a beautiful blonde. Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is a small-time scam artist who is determined to leave that life behind after yet another run-in with the law. But when he meets the mistress of his former boss, Ray Ritchie (Gary Sinese), all bets are off. Nancy (newcomer Sara Foster) is hot, mischievous, and up to no good, but Jack is too smitten to use his better judgment. It isn't long before he's agreed to help her steal $200,000 from Ray. Along the way, he must contend with a series of potentially shady characters, who might not be what they seem (Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, and Bebe Neuwirth). Directed with an easygoing approach that fits perfectly with the laid back Hawaiian locales, THE BIG BOUNCE gets an enormous boost from Owen Wilson, who appears to be having the time of his life. This might have something to do with his costar Foster, a former model whose mere presence is enough to make the screen sizzle. The movie also features hilarious supporting turns from Freeman, Neuwirth, and especially Sheen.

This is a big screen adaptation of the novel written by Elmore Leonard and is a moral tale of a drifter who is caught between a woman, money and the honourable path all set on the beautiful island of Hawaii. Jack Ryan - played by Owen Wilson - is a con man who spends his time surfing and drifting from place to place. One day he arrives in Hawaii and gets a job caring for a judge, Walter Crewes - played by Morgan Freeman - who is a judge on the island. He meets up with a beautiful woman, Nancy - played by Sara Foster - who is also the lover of Ray Ritchie - played by Gary Sinise - who is a businessman of ill-repute and longtime rival of Judge Crewes. Jack is caught in the middle and has to make a decision between them.