Roll Bounce

Name: Roll Bounce
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music
Released: September 23, 2005
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Bow Wow, Meagan Good, Nick Cannon

2005

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: September 23, 2005 | PG-13

Starring: Bow Wow, Meagan Good, Nick Cannon

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 andIn 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 beautiful girls. Through his preparation for the showdown of the season - the Roller Jam skate off with the Sweetwater crew - X manages to find himself and also help his dad (McBride) get back on track. (Fox Searchlight)… Expand

Director: Malcolm D. Lee

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 112 min

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Owen Gleiberman

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. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Lee pulled me into this coming-of-age story as if it were mine; there's a universal quality to his nostalgia that might satisfy anybody, whether you grew up hearing Beethoven or "Boogie Oogie Oogie." Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Frothy, sentimental and thoroughly good-natured, Malcolm D. Lee's tale of coming-of-age at the roller disco doesn't have an original bone in its body, but it's as energetic, eager to please and endearing as a sloppy, wriggling puppy. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

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. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Seriously uneven but often charming. Read full review

Justin Chang

Funky disco-era throwback never fully jells with a surprisingly intense central tale of father-son estrangement, strongly acted by Chi McBride and 18-year-old rapper-thesp Bow Wow. Read full review

Kyle Smith

For most adults, and kids raised on "South Park," the painfully earnest story won't hold much interest. And the comedy is tame. Read full review

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daniellem

Oct 14, 2005

Enjoyable movie. Like Rachel S. said, not a waste of $.

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RachelS.

Sep 29, 2005

It was good but, it didn't have a very original plot. But its not a waste of money.

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Dec 9, 2005

Nothing new here. Same old stuff geared at a mainly minority group.

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