Review of The Big Bounce (1969) by Richard D — 17 Mar 2018
Ryan O'Neal is a Vietnam vet working as a crop picker who runs afoul of the law when he smacks another worker in the jaw with a baseball bat during a brawl at a softball game. Local justice of the peace Van Heflin takes a liking to him and offers him a job at a motel he owns.
O'Neal falls in with Leigh Taylor-Young, the secretary and mistress of the man who owns the company he was formerly working for. She's a wild one her gets her kicks out of sex and petty larceny.
She talks O'Neal into helping her rob his former boss. This adaptation of Elmore Leonard's first crime novel seems promising, but gets progressive dull as it goes on. Director Alex March worked primarily in TV, and it shows.
The film has a dull, overly bright look and is indifferently directed. Robert Webber and Lee Grant co-star.
This review of The Big Bounce (1969) was written by Richard D on 17 Mar 2018.
The Big Bounce has generally received negative reviews.
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