Roll Bounce (Widescreen Edition)

Roll Bounce (Widescreen Edition)
by Malcolm D. Lee

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Actor: Meagan Good, Mike Epps, Nick Cannon, Rick Gonzalez, Wayne Brady
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Primary Contributor: Nick Cannon
Primary Contributor: Meagan Good
Primary Contributor: Bow Wow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

DVD Reviews of Roll Bounce (Widescreen Edition)

DVD Review: A good teen film that anyone can enjoy.
Summary: 4 Stars

Synopsis: It's Chicago in 1978. Xavier "X" Smith (Bow Wow) has aspirations of being a top roller skater. Adversity is working against him though, as his mother died leaving his dad (Chi McBride) to raise he and his sister on a working class income. Unfortunately, the local roller rink had to close, forcing he and his friends to go to the Sweetwater roller rink, which is in a more upper-class (read: snobby) neighborhood. X and his crew get belittled by the rink's clerk Bernard (Nick Cannon) while getting shown up by the Sweetwater Rollers and the star of the rink, a skater with the gift of game named Sweetness (Wesley Jonathan). Despite all that, X remains affirmed by his loyal friend Naomi (Meagan Good), with whom the relationship starts to turn romantic. Meanwhile, his dad is going through the struggles of adjusting to single fatherhood while trying to give his son the right direction in life. How will he and his dad end up? And will X be able to prove to everyone he can be an elite roller skater?

Now, I was changing through the channels when I left whatever station that was broadcasting this on. I came back, it was starting and I was like "Bow Wow and Nick Cannon? I dunno..." But then I noticed Chi McBride (who's actually one of my favorite actors as of late) so I was like "... go on..." and decided to watch the film. I'm glad I changed my mind because I really liked it, and if you met me you'd probably be like "Uh, YOU liked this movie?" You're darn right I did, and I'd be glad to watch it again too!

What I dug most about it was the message that I took away from it: It's better to strike out swinging than it is to not step up to the plate at all because even if all you did was try, you still get respect whether you're successful or not. The movie's protagonists did have hardship to overcome, but everything was remarkably affirmative without being predictable. I was also a fan of all the cameos in the film, as Charlie Murphy, Mike Epps, and Wayne Brady all made appearances in the movie.

I recommend it and especially recommend it for teens and families who'd find the material age appropriate for their kids (really, aside from some occasional language and crude humor, there wasn't much that I'd consider objectionable.)

DVD Review: Great movie
Summary: 5 Stars

Shows how people use to be nice to each other back then, especially in the black community. How it was safe enough for kids to hang out without being kid napped or abused. The ending is suprising, because it's different from most movies that deal with competition. It's more positive than the movie ATL, and just shows youth having fun while still respecting their elders unlike now. It brought back old memories of the 70's for my mom. There was never a dull moment. This is definately NOT the worst movie ever made.

DVD Review: OL' SCHOOL
Summary: 4 Stars

THIS MOVIE IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE. IT TAKES U BACK TO HOW FUN LIFE WAS WHEN U WERE A YOUNG TEEN. I LUV THE 70'S VIBE 2 IT. CLASSIC!

DVD Review: So much fun!!
Summary: 5 Stars

I love roller skating, and I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Bow Wow is very charming and plays his role extremely well. The story, the plot, the characters and the acting are all superb. I love this movie and I bought it from Amazon. Cannot recommend it enough! To Ronald E. Childs, the only person who wrote a negative review, you are a complete tool. Thank you, now everyone go and watch this movie!

DVD Review: Roll Bounce -- Great!
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great family movie. Fun and heartwarming, it reminds me of some of the difficulties I faced growing up in a lower middle-class, single-parent, family. There's some swearing and older (teenage-type) humor, so it may not be for younger kids. But I loved it.

Description of Roll Bounce (Widescreen Edition)

ROLL BOUNCE is the freshest, funkiest, coming-of-age comedy on wheels! It's the late '70s when roller skating to soul tunes and disco was a way of life for teen skater Xavier (Bow Wow) and his pals. But when their local rink closes, "X" and his crew must pull together as a team to try and win big money at a rival rink's Roller Jam skate off!

Could anything be more charming than a movie about five boys in the 1970s who aspire to nothing more than to be kings of the roller rink floor? Rapper/actor Bow Wow, no longer Li'l, takes a step towards adulthood as X (short for Xavier), a teenager grappling with the loss of his mother and finding his identity on wheels. Though Roll Bounce culminates in a skating contest, the path it takes is loose and rambling--which is its strength. Rather than building inexorably to the big contest, Roll Bounce takes time to explore its world--the camaraderie of X and his pals, the struggles of his father (Chi McBride, I, Robot) to find a job--without wallowing pointlessly in the ephemera of the '70s. The movie saves most of the skating spectacle for the end, but when it comes, it delivers; the characters have dance moves on skates most people couldn't do on their feet. Roll Bounce isn't going to change the history of cinema or is even particularly original, but it is enormously likable and heartfelt. The actors--including Khleo Thomas (Holes), Meagan Good (The Cookout), Nick Cannon (Drumline), Mike Epps (Next Friday), Charlie Murphy (King's Ransom), and Kellita Smith (The Bernie Mac Show)--are clearly enjoying themselves. That, combined with roller-skating razzle-dazzle, makes for a cheerful, infectious movie. --Bret Fetzer

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