The Bounty Hunter

PG-13

3/19/20101h 50m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ It's a Job. It Isn't Personal. Well, Maybe a Little... ~

Overview:

Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he gets a call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a reporter named Nicole. Milo considers the job an easy payday, but Nicole quickly escapes to chase a lead on a murder case. The former spouses play an escalating game of one-upmanship, until they suddenly find themselves on the run for their lives.

Director:

Andy Tennant

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$40,000,000.00

Revenue:

$136,300,000.00

Key words:

new york city
journalist
bounty hunter
investigation
mistaken identity
atlantic city
best friend
news reporter
fourth of july
ex-husband ex-wife relationship
loan shark
investigative journalism
divorced couple
traffic court
mother daughter relationship
bounty
former detective
confidential source
skipped bail
drive one another crazy

Cast

Gerard Butler

~ as ~

Milo Boyd

Jennifer Aniston

~ as ~

Nicole Hurley

Peter Greene

~ as ~

Earl Mahler

Jeff Garlin

~ as ~

Sid

Jason Sudeikis

~ as ~

Stewart

Gio Perez

~ as ~

Uncle Sam

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

~ as ~

Teresa

Joel Marsh Garland

~ as ~

Dwight

Jason Kolotouros

~ as ~

Gelman

Matt Malloy

~ as ~

Gary

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Reviews (3)

Kamurai
Written 4 year(s) ago
5
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.

Not being a big fan of either Jennifer Aniston or Gerard Butler, even with a great supporting case, and some amusing "villains", I'm had low expectations for this one, even the first time I watched it.

Most of it is those two just screwing each other over as they explore their relationship, which is funny, but it's like a more action focused, versus version of "Duplex", and it was more entertaining to see them work together in that, than these two against each other in this.

I expect anyone with an ex-wife is going to really enjoy the first half of this movie, at least. The obvious reconciling, and general unlikeability of the characters just sinks this one for me. I was never on board with either character, so I don't care if anything good happens to them.
GenerationofSwine
Written 2 year(s) ago
1
It is funny enough. The acting is good enough.

The issue here is that, well, we have seen this before. There were a run of movies like this, both comedies and action films in the 70s and 80s and they even occasionally popped up in the early 90s.

The Bounty Hunter doesn't add anything new. It doesn't take the story on a fun and interesting turn, and it doesn't even cover old ground in a way that is fresh and entertaining.

It's sort of just there and for the time and energy it takes to watch, you can easily tune into another of the many movies in this genre that are less of a bland rehash.
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ricoazzurro
Written 2 year(s) ago
2
Only if you are a fan of Rachel ...