One for the Money
Published 2012-07-22
Film info
- Title One for the Money
- Director Julie Anne Robinson
- Year 2012
- Run time 1hr 31m
- Genres Action, Crime, Comedy
- Tagline She's looking for a few not-so-good men
- Cast Katherine Heigl
Stephanie Plum is a bright, attractive, confident woman whose entire life has just taken a sudden turn – in the totally wrong direction. Newly divorced and recently laid off, the only work she can scrape up is a dead-end job at her sleazy cousin’s bail bond office. But when her first big assignment involves tracking down an on-the-lam ex-flame, this tough-as-nails lady bounty hunter will be redefining the meaning of hot pursuit in this thrill-packed action comedy.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:03 | Ooh, straight in with some credits - don't see that very often anymore. |
| 3:37 | Dinner with the family, always fun. |
| 6:24 | These accents are fun. |
| 7:24 | "I can either apprehend criminals or become one, that's where I'm at." |
| 9:56 | I definitely couldn't own a yellow car, and this has me convinced it wouldn't be a good idea... if I was a criminal. |
| 14:04 | This secretary seems to be doing all the work, why doesn't she bring the people in? |
| 16:05 | That's like RoboCop's gun! |
| 17:36 | Ranger is a fun first name. |
| 20:06 | "Damn Skippy." |
| 22:49 | Recovery Agent is the posh title for this, then. |
| 26:04 | If she knows that this job involves a lot of running, I don't understand the choice of heels. |
| 26:24 | This is just like the Bounty Hunter film with Jennifer and Gerard. |
| 32:05 | How did she recognise who that was on the phone so quickly? |
| 36:49 | She puts so much salt on her food, it's awful! |
| 38:59 | I'd definitely give information for a snack. |
| 41:42 | "You don't have a car because you have too many damn shoes." |
| 43:43 | There's a lot of lock-picking in this movie. |
| 48:44 | Ninja ears! |
| 57:53 | "Your hamster eats better than you." |
| 1:01:11 | I wouldn't mind harbouring him as a fugitive. I could live with that. |
| 1:08:23 | That's the nicest situation to be able to say I told you so. Saved lives! |
| 1:19:49 | She's quite good at that shooting lark now. |
| 1:22:59 | Five clean shots to the heart! |
| 1:24:21 | Yay for the hooker! (Not a sentence I thought I'd write.) |
Thoughts
So far, I've not really been a fan of Ms Heigl but I was intrigued by the trailer for this film. I'm aware of the series of books, although I've never read any of them (are they worth it? They're not all available on the Kindle yet, but do I need to keep an eye out?) and it's always interesting to see the start of what could be a brand new franchise kicking off.
Hard to come up with any definitive conclusion for this - there wasn't anything wrong with it, there were a couple of amusing moments, and it was nice and short. I wasn't offended by Heigl, actually I thought she did okay. The story was entertaining enough but it wasn't spectacular. The start of the franchise may also be the end of the franchise!
Rating: 3 / 5