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Roll Bounce
When Xavier skating rink in Chicago closes down, he and his pal try out a more upscale spot that pushes them to the extreme making them contest and prove themselves to the reigning champions, headed by a skater named Sweetness.
15 January 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 November 1970, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
12 July 1959, New York City, New York, USA
7 March 1984, Detroit, Michigan, USA
18 October 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
1 October 1986, New York City, New York, USA
12 October 1986, Los Angeles County, California, USA
23 September 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 June 1972, Columbus, Georgia, USA
8 October 1980, San Diego, California, USA
30 January 1989, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
8 August 1981, Panorama City, California, USA
23 July 1982, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
30 June 1979, New York City, New York, USA
9 March 1987, Columbus, Ohio, USA
10 May 1976, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
December 10, 2005
Worthy of a 99-cent rental, if only so you can witness the howlingly awful performance by Wesley Jonathan as a self-appointed roller-disco mega-lord called "Sweetness." Kid had me in tears, I swear.
December 06, 2005
Nothing about this film is as cathartic as it tries to make itself because the characters just aren't that absorbing. Instead of tugging your heart, it just spits in your eye.
December 06, 2005
This is the 40th "skating movie" to hit the screens since Charlie Chaplin's The Rink (1915). It is neither the best nor the worst of them - skater dudes may think its cool, but 25 years ago there was the much maligned Xanadu with ELO, ONJ and (sigh!) stil
April 29, 2009
I enjoyed it in all its cheesiness.
September 23, 2005
A movie made in the spirit of: what the world needs now is a bit of innocent diversion.
April 25, 2011
For the most part though, the honesty of the performances keeps everything afloat when it could drift into easy sentimentality.
September 23, 2005
If it doesn't exactly kick out the jams, it does move them around a little bit.
September 23, 2005
It will remind you what it was like to be a teenager during the last few days of summer. And even though the plot is a little thin, you probably won't even notice until long after the music stops.
May 07, 2007
For some reason, teasing people about their skin color has become a big theme of brainless black comedies like this. Plus, it unfolds like one long Pepsi ad, with dialogue extolling the cola's virtues in virtually every scene.
September 23, 2005
The end of the dismal summer movie season couldn't have been blessed with a more satisfying coda than the rollicking, funny, relentlessly cheery and genuinely touching spirit that makes Roll Bounce a captivating delight from start to finish.
September 23, 2005
The film can't get its rhythms right, fluctuating wildly between comedy and pathos.
September 26, 2005
Sometimes a film wins you over with its sheer exuberance and sweetness.
