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 »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Roll Bounce, a nostalgic memory of disco roller-dancing in the late 1970s, has warm starring performances from Bow Wow and Chi McBride, who are funny, lovable and sometimes touching.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
Has plenty of affectionate humor to balance some serious heart-tugging. And as for the roller-skating, it for sure provides a lot of razzle-dazzle action with lots of virtuoso terpsichorean touches.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
Roll Bounce rates a friendly nod. If it doesn't exactly kick out the jams, it does move them around a little bit.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Laura Sinagra
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.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Janice Page
This nostalgic licorice whip of a movie assumes there's still an audience for a straight-faced, family-friendly salute to the 1970s heyday of competitive roller disco.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Teresa Wiltz
The film can't get its rhythms right, fluctuating wildly between comedy and pathos.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
A drowsy comedy about a handful of kids grooving and roller-skating, Roll Bounce has heart and good vibes but little else to recommend it.Read Full Review »
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