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  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 52 m

Summary In the late '70s when roller skating was a way of life, X (Bow Wow) and his pals ruled supreme. But when the doors of their local skating rink close, it marks the end of an era and the beginning of another that sees the boys venture into foreign territory - uptown's Sweetwater Roller Rink, complete with its over-the-top skaters and beaut...

Directed By: Malcolm D. Lee

Written By: Norman Vance Jr.

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • 1 h 52 m

Roll Bounce

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
5.2
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Summary In the late '70s when roller skating was a way of life, X (Bow Wow) and his pals ruled supreme. But when the doors of their local skating rink close, it marks the end of an era and the beginning of another that sees the boys venture into foreign territory - uptown's Sweetwater Roller Rink, complete with its over-the-top skaters and beaut...

Directed By: Malcolm D. Lee

Written By: Norman Vance Jr.

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
59
56% Positive
15 Reviews
41% Mixed
11 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
59
56% Positive
15 Reviews
41% Mixed
11 Reviews
4% Negative
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83
Bow Wow plays the skate-dance hero in a way that's never too cool to hide what an avid achiever the kid is, and he and his buddies converse in a fiendishly alert middle-class trash talk that keeps Roll Bounce jumping.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
75
A sweet, sunny, cinematic song of praise to simple '70s pleasures, Roll Bounce isn't any kind of life-changing picture, but it's breezy, good-hearted fun.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
70
Behind the camera, Lee shows a steady hand and saves his best tricks for the big finale, which generates a lot of excitement out of the collision of disco music and some truly impressive skating.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
63
Whether today's tweens will go for such wholesomely retro entertainment is questionable, but their parents - at least the ones who once donned rainbow knee socks and too-tight Calvins - will love to love it, baby.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
60
Doesn't depart from the inspirational coming-of-age formula. But it has got enough heart and disco-fever exuberance to connect with audiences.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
50
Bow Wow isn't bad. But he and the dudes who fill out X's crew never quite nail the desired What's Happening!! vibe.
By Laura Sinagra FULL REVIEW
38
For most adults, and kids raised on "South Park," the painfully earnest story won't hold much interest. And the comedy is tame.
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5.2
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33% Negative
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Production Company Fox Searchlight Pictures, State Street Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures
Release Date Sep 23, 2005
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating PG-13
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Awards

Black Reel Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Black Movie Awards
• 2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination

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