söndag 22 april 2012

One For The Money

Mixing comedy with action have been done in many forms, with different results. Katherine Heigl, mostly known from Grey´s Anatomy and mostly romantic comedies, is giving this genre another try, remember her character in Killers with Ashton Kutcher? One For The Money seems to be the perfect chick flick for women who enjoys some action included. Do Heigl deliver a solid performance as a enforcement agent, or is this as thin as Miley Cyrus latest dress?

Stephanie Plum ( Katherine Heigl ) is out of work, and have economical problems. Her grandmother Mazur ( Debbie Reynolds ) suggest she should go and meet her cousin Vinnie, on his company Vinnie´s Bail Bonds for work. Not pleased with the idea first, since she does not like Vinnie, she visits in desperation. Thankfully she gets a job as an enforcement agent, who is assigned to bring Joe Morelli ( Jason O´Mara ) to justice, for his crime. There is just one problem, Joe dumped Stephanie in high school, and they still have issues over this.

One For The Money is as predictable as a episode of Gossip Girl. Here, they just use guns and less makeup. My biggest problem is that there are no fun suprises along this bounty hunter ride, we know exactly what will happen. Wich makes me wonder, who is this made for? As a saturday morning matiné it might work, while having breakfast, but at the cinema screen? I think Katherine Heigl needs to find a better script, where her acting skills can fit better than here. It´s not all bad, there are a few funny scenes, but they are very few. Where is Chris Tucker these days? He could have made something more descent with this material.

Rating: DD

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