A man switches plane tickets with another man who dies in that plane in a crash. The man falls in love with the deceased one's wife. Bounce is one of the early Ben Affleck movies where he shows that he can act because in my opinion he is a very underrated actor he went from Gigli to be Batman in his best performance ever. Now in this movie he fells in love with Gwyneth Paltrow who lost her husband on a plane crush. The only problem i found with this film was the pacing other than that it was a great love story for this 2 people but also good on it's dramatic parts. Not Affleck's best movie but definitely better than Gigli and the overrated Gone Girl which sucked. Check it out it might surprise you.

I wouldn't see this movie ever again if if they paid me (which they do). For a romantic comedy there seems to be one missing ingredient: the romance of course. The chemistry between Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck was sadly absent. It's too bad, really because they're two very wonderful performers and both have great experience starring in romantic comedies. It just wasn't present in "Bounce". It feels forced and unnatural at times almost as though they're just reading lines off the script. But I can't hold the blame to both Paltrow and Affleck, or the screenwriters and the dialogue was executed immaculately, but the spark just never made its mark. The two setbacks for "Bounce" are what really hurt this movie very badly and it comes from both the characters and what the intentions of the plot. The characters tend to lack a certain panache towards its audience even though many of the characters are in perilous situations that makes them yearn for our sympathy. Affleck seems to have more of a guilty conscious over Paltrow's late husband looks diluted over sympathetic. The villainy of Affleck's character is one of the most clichéd description of how movie villains come across; manipulative, determined and ready to grab at any opportunity given to him. During his 16 years acting career, Affleck is nothing more than an thespian cliché, an evil advertising executive and a human being rotten to the core. Overall his character comes off stale: a bad person that somehow manages to manipulate us into thing he's a pretty cool likable guy. His wallowing into self-pity never fully swallows you up and at times it feels very forced. Paltrow is no better either. At times you want to console with her, but it never fully catches on. Another badly drawn trait is the delivery of a fully functional plot twist. The savior of the story stems from the it could happen to anyone factor but that was already given out in the trailers making this movie virtually pointless. If they would've stuck to this intention instead of taking advantage of Paltrow's character than this movie could've made the difference. So instead they just shoved the plot device in cheaply.For those looking for a decent romantic comedy, well guess what? Keep looking! In the end it offers nothing special, heart warming or inspirational. It felt like watching one of the more mundane episodes of Maury Povich. Even the drama elements look too forced to have anything redeemable.

Ben Affleck is a drunk who, out of a spirit of inebriated generosity, switches tickets with another passenger on a crowded flight, allowing the man to get home and visit his child. The airplane falls down, as airplanes are wont to do, and the man is killed. A dried-out Affleck feels compelled to look up the man's widow, Gwyneth Paltrow, and tell her the story. Instead, he falls for her and holds back his secret. It's understandable that he finds her desirable. She's Gwyneth Paltrow as a brunette. When the big reveal finally rolls around there is heartbreak to spare.I almost feel I ought to apologize for not liking the movie. It's like not liking a child's finger painting. See that dendritic structure? That's Junior's tree. The long part at the bottom is the trunk. You can tell because it's brown. And that green ball at the top? The leaves.What sex is to pornography, what blood is to action movies, emotional highs followed by crashes followed by highs are to this higher-budget afternoon domestic drama.Here's some dialog. "You can either say good-bye and leave now, or you can leave without saying good-bye," sobs Paltrow through her tears.The fact that Affleck gave the other fellow his own ticket is treated as a shameful act. Affleck is made to keep it a secret as long as is consistent with a full-length feature movie. When he vomits out the terrible truth, he hems and haws and acts as if he, Affleck, had personally strangled the guy in order to get at the wife he hasn't yet met.It's not insulting in that it doesn't propagate some fantastic notion like wiping out everyone we dislike or having unprotected sex with a Nigerian prostitute. It's just ultimately boring, like pornography and action movies. However, it must be said that movies about sex or gore have their fans, and this one probably will find an audience too, but I wouldn't be among them. I have this tendency to drift off.

I didn't have the intention to watch this movie even though I'm a fan of Mrs. Paltrow.So I watched this unintentionally on a cold Tuesday morning. specifically at 9:00. I didn't regret.The movie deals with a huge natural tragedy that nobody could prevent from happening, and many events will focus around it including a love story, parenting, alcoholism, rehab, difficult job decisions, etc."Bound" is overall a great romantic comedy with a dramatic plot center so in my opinion this is a very clever romantic film.The performances are very good. I'm surprised with Affleck's performance; he does it very well as the depressed but successful young man. His facial expressions when talking about Greg's death are really convincing and help the movie's tone.Gwyneth Paltrow is as beautiful as ever and delivers a tender performance. I dug her dramatic moments, specially when she had to explain her sons about their dad's demise.I highly recommend this intelligent movie for those who like romantic drams.