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Roll Bounce (2005)
In the late '70s when roller skating was a way of life, X 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 get back on track. (read more)
| Release Date: | September 23rd, 2005 |
| Running Time: | 1 minutes |
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Roll Bounce Movie Review by Tony  (4/7/2006) |
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Okay. For some reason the film "Roll Bounce" kept sticking out at me like a sour thumb every time I would go to my local video store. This occurred for about the past month. Finally, I caved in and decided to get it. A confession. I hate roller skating. I went roller skating once, and got dumped promptly the next day by my...
(complete Roll Bounce review by Tony)
| Roll Bounce Movie Review by Matthew (9/28/2005) |
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Chicago, the summer of 1978. X (Bow Wow), short for Xavier, and his friends enjoy spending many hours skating at the local roller skating rink. When the skating rink closes, they attend the final skate like people attending a wake. His father, Curtis (Chi McBride, TV's "Boston Public", "House"), who is having trouble...
(complete Roll Bounce review by Matthew)
I was not expecting to like this movie. First off, it stars Bow Wow and a former rapper trying to become an actor is rarely a good thing. Secondly it is about roller skating, and I was very skeptic on how that would make a good movie.
However, this film is more the story of growing up black in the 1970's and trying to...
(complete Roll Bounce review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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