The Bounty Hunter (review)

It looks like one of those movies where violence towards women is a punchline.

You know, they could have spared the viewer a few extra minutes of pain if they just cut out Jason Sudeikis' scenes. His character didn't advance the story at all and wasn't funny enough to add anything to the movie except maybe ten minutes of bloat.

Wait, they actually tried to portray the Daily News as a legitimate newspaper and not a barely disguised gossip rag?

Somehow I suspect the "New York Times" passed on the chance to be associated with this movie.

Where was Noomi Rapace when we needed her in this piece of dross?

I don't get Jennifer Aniston. She was okay on "Friends," I guess, and in "The Good Girl," but for all the attention she gets, she hasn't made one movie I've been compelled to take even a peek at, even for a rainy Sunday afternoon on cable. She's more famous for being "red carpet mainstay Jennifer Aniston" than for her forgettable movies. And what's sad is that if she ever did a serious, Oscar-bait movie, I guarantee she'd not only be nominated, but she'd win, because she's been around long enough and people just love her, they'd say it's her time. Yet for some reason, she's still piddling around in these trifles.

So I guess what I'm saying is no, I can't say I'm interested in "The Bounty Hunter."

she needs better roles and better men to fake romances with - Look at Clooney with that italian girl and he nearly won an oscar (again!?) this year!

She was great in Friends and the Good Girl (the only film of hers I've seen in a theatre). She is truly funny and she only seems to get second banana roles/girlfriend roles in comedies - it's hard to be a funny woman in movies and get good roles.

Also THE WHOLE WORLD and this includes the publicists of Jolie, Pitt and Aniston need to leave that whole issue alone. I'm sure they're all over it but it's such an easy way to milk publicity for their upcoming whatevers.

Remember, boys, if your woman runs out on you, hunt her down with guns and sundry violence and she'll fall in love with you all over again.

MaryAnn, if I haven't said so before now, thank you so much for suffering through things like this for me so that I don't have to!

How on Earth did you sit through the whole movie??!! I couldn't stand the trailer when I saw it before a show.

I think Jen is really not interested in making a serious, Oscar-winning movie. With $150Million in the bank, she could easily hire a small army of screenplay reviewers to find the next hit film. Instead, I think Jen is at a point in her career where, if she wants to make a stupid, "fun" movie, she will, and she doesn't give a rat's a-- about what anyone else thinks. She's only in it for the money. And, as long as the movie makes a profit, who cares? We should, if we're dumb enough to support that effort.

okay, i'm an idiot. i just rented it and watched it. and it was awful. and the biggest problem i had with it is what you pointed out in your review here (& no other reviewer i can find has) - that is the utter implausibility of the kidnapping in broad daylight at gun point in front of scores of people, and no one reported it to the police? come on. how ridiculous can you get? what on earth were the writers/directors thinking? i was also annoyed because there was no explanation, unless i missed it, of why milo/butler was no longer on the police force. don't know why i cared, the movie was so lousy. or for that matter, why wasn't jennifer aniston's right hand at least numb from being deprived of blood overnight while handcuffed above her head? i could go on and on but i won't. thanks for letting me vent.

I would much prefer to watch a film-long adaptation of this.