Roll Bounce Movie Review 2005

Even if you don't remember the roller-disco craze of the 70s, you'll relive it here. South-side Chicago kid Xavier (Bow Wow) and his buddies find their turf rink closes, so they're forced to go North to the swankier Sweetwater rink where the super-cool Sweetness (Jonathan) holds court. The summer rolls by with skating, flirting, and a growing rivalry until the kids square off in an end-of-summer skate-off. Based on fact, this third film directed by Malcolm Lee (Spike's cousin) is more than worthwhile, rooted in true heart and offering a sweetness that sets it apart.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 107 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Urban Drama, Urban Comedy, Comedy Drama, Skating, Period Piece: 1970s, African America, Chicago, Disco Musicals

Screenplay

Norman Vance

Cast

Bow Wow, Chi McBride, Mike Epps, Wesley Jonathan, Kellita Smith, Meagan Good, Khleo Thomas, Nick Cannon, Rick Gonzalez, Jurnee Smollett, Charlie Murphy, Wayne Brady, Marcus T. Paulk, Brandon T. Jackson, Paul Wesley, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels

Cinematography

J. Michael Muro

Director

Malcolm Lee

Music

Stanley Clarke

Other

Scott D. Smith, George Bowers, Paul Millspaugh, Gary Baugh, Danielle Hollowell, William Elliott

Producer

Robert Teitel, Jr. George Tillman, State Street Pictures, 20th Century-Fox