Amazon.co.uk Review
Bounce has all the deft charm and breezy good looks you'd expect from a romance starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow, but under the surface beats the poisoned heart of an independent film just going through the motions. Affleck plays Buddy Amaral, a successful ad exec with an empty life. In a Chicago airport, he meets Greg Janello (Tony Goldwyn), a failed playwright going home to his family and a corrupt job as a TV writer. Buddy, angling for a one-night stand with a fellow passenger, gives Greg his ticket, but feels bad when he discovers the plane crashed and the guy died. He feels so bad, in fact, that when he gets out of rehab a year or so later, he decides to give the guy's widow, real estate agent Abby (Paltrow), commission on the sale of a building for his business, a sale she's not qualified to make. They start dating. She quickly forgets her initial impression of him as a creepy stalker. Affleck is good at playing privileged and shallow; Paltrow does what she can with the prepackaged grief of a widow; Joe Morton has very little to do as Buddy's business partner (but he does it well); and Johnny Galecki shines in a very small part as Buddy's assistant. These are good performances in a rather creepy film by the guy who made
The Opposite of Sex. --
Andy Spletzer, Amazon.com On the DVD: as with most two-disc sets the additional material is contained on the second disc and offers the usual assortment of outtakes, "Making of" documentaries and deleted scenes. The highlight is the outtake reel but the Behind the Scenes featurette with Paltrow and Affleck also has its moments with the pair interviewing crew. The 45 minutes of deleted scenes contain two alternative endings. The commentary with director Don Roos and producer Cohen is informative with discussions on narrative structure, context and shooting techniques. All in all this is a packed second disc with enough to keep Affleck or Paltrow fans happy for at least the night. The visual quality of this 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen DVD is crisp and clean throughout. Because the film is heavy on dialogue, the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack doesn't really get an opportunity to show off, but the more emotional scenes are all perfectly audible and easy to understand. --Kristen Bowditch
DVD Description
DVD Special Features:
Disc 1 -- The movie and audio commentary
Disc 2 -- Bonus footage:
Deleted scenes with commentary
Selected scenes with commentary by Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck and Don Roos
Behind the scenes with Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow
All about Bounce
Gag reel
Music video
Languages: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, English for the hearing impaired
Widescreen 1.85:1
See all Reviews
![Bounce [DVD] [2001]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SPEYP4W0L._SL75_SS50_.jpg)
![Jersey Girl [DVD] [2004]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/213BTFK3RKL._SL75_SS50_.jpg)
![Forces Of Nature [DVD] [1999]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XGBB4QKML._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ Sandra Bullock
![Serendipity [DVD] [2002]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GE5D41MTL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ John Cusack|Kate Beckinsale|Molly Shannon|Jeremy Piven
![Jersey Girl [DVD] [2004]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/213BTFK3RKL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ Ben Affleck
![Sliding Doors [DVD] [1998]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TFY81S3NL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ Gwyneth Paltrow
![Hope Floats [1998] [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419RBC6J4JL._SL500_SS90_.jpg)
DVD ~ Sandra Bullock
With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is). 
Amazon Home