Roll Bounce - Full Screen
by Malcolm D. Lee
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Actor: Meagan Good, Mike Epps, Nick Cannon, Rick Gonzalez, Wayne BradyDirector: Malcolm D. Lee
Brand: Bow Wow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
Published: 2005-12-01
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Roll Bounce - Full Screen
DVD Review: Nothing New But Very Enjoyable
Summary: 4 Stars
Roll Bounce is probably one of the most entertaining films I've seen in a few years. The acting was good, the dialogue was good, the skating scenes were fantastic. I'm not a Bow Wow music fan but I was impressed by his acting abilities here. Most of the actors were good except for Meagan Good who seemed too uncomfortable for anyone to take seriously. Other than Xavier(Bow Wow), the rest of the characters are very wooden but the actors do their best to display the differences in personalities. By the first five minutes you begin to figure out that Xavier's friends are just there so he can have someone to talk to for five minutes. Other than skating together, his friends didn't seem necessary which was a shame because the supporting actors were very interesting to see at times. You really get the point that X's friends aren't of much importance during the skate-off. I kept wondering how come X's father was the only parent to show up? Didn't these other children have families? It was like the story didn't want to delve into the supporting characters enough to make the story more realistic. A lot of actors were wasted to be honest. Chi McBride (X's father) is the backbone of X's homelife problems yet the man is on screen less than X's friends. Mike Epps is wasted though extremely hilarious as the neighborhood garbage man. The biggest waste was Nick Cannon's character, Benard. Anyone could have played this teeny part and it made me wonder if Cannon owed the director a favor since he was only shown about twice in the movie. And he was one of the funniest chracters! Jurnee Smollett was probably the most entertaining of X's friends because she wasn't wooden but vibrant and brought life to her character more than many in the film. I would have rather seen her as X's love interest. Bow Wow and Smollett's chemistry surpassed every scene Bow Wow had with Meagan Good by a long shot. And Meagan Good...well she just didn't fit. It was obvious that she is much older than Bow Wow and the others yet trying desperately to play the teenage role even though she looks thirty. It didn't work which left her character completely out of place. The actor who played Sweetness stole the show many times which made me wonder if his scenes were limited on purpose so he wouldn't show Bow Wow up. Sweetness's scenes were few but probably the best in the movie.
Also the writers needed to brush up on their 70's trends. Much of the dialogue used in the film was straight from today. I can't count how many times the characters said " tripping ". I don't believe they said tripping in the 70's. The look of the 70's was done beautifully with the exception of Meagan Good who didn't look like she was anywhere near the 70's.
Don't expect much to be different mind you. Most of this story has been done before it's just that Roll Bounce added skating, disco and pushed us back to the 70's. Despite it being cliched this movie still stands up above many films that came out in 2005. Very entertaining. I recommend it to everyone. It's the perfect family film for people of all ages and races.
Also the best music of the 70's was played in this movie!
Description of Roll Bounce - Full Screen
Coming of age story set in the rollerskating rink scene of the 1970s in which a humble young man named Xavier and his friends are challenged to a competition by a rival skater at a flashy rink when his own home rink closes.Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 6-FEB-2007
Media Type: DVD
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