The Bounty Hunter
The Bounty Hunter
PG-13 | 19 March 2010 (USA)
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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.

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SmugKitZine

Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

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Laikals

The greatest movie ever made..!

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SeeQuant

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

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Guillelmina

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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RobTheRedHead

Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston stink to high Heaven in this seriously awful film.I got as far as them talking at Cupid's Cabin and by then I felt my life slipping away and had to turn it off or I would have started self-harming.The acting, direction, script, plot, in fact everything was s-h-i-t-e! Neither Aniston and Butler have on screen charisma and together it was a toxic mix.It was like watching a Film Making for Dummies 1-0-1. Predictable. Cliché.One of the worst films I have seen.

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Daniel

I hate imposing my opinion upon other people that have not watched a movie, but I really think about myself that this one is kind of refreshing and non-engaging. We see the famous actors Jennifer and Gerard whose acting is great and they both fit each other in either personal or a common way. What I mean is that both actors are good together and did their job. The plot is little predictable but spicy. It has combined 3 different genres itself that would seem inappropriate in a combination but actually they are completely relevant. I mean the Romance and Action genres that aren't said to be proper when involved together in a movie because few people have seen such movies. In fact, as I said, the plot is literally well made with spicy situations, the action was not complete and straining but because we know this movie is also comedy, all these facts negate the cons of the weaknesses of the action in the film. Moreover, I did not laugh much, despite the movie being comedy, but I did not feel any boredom though. The romance wasn't also redundant so that makes my opinion better, no, it was just diversity among the action comedy elements. In fact I noticed the interchange of genres which makes the movie more entertaining to watch. First you see some funny chases, then some acquiescence among the characters and a spicy development, twisting and unraveling itself, taking the interest of the spectator in. Actually, a very good friend of mine recommended me this movie while we were talking about films and about what had I been watching in those times. I did not have any good expectations but when I watched it, I was pleasantly satisfied. The mixture of the 3 genres was made very well and I personally like it. If you're a fan of action movies please don't expect much because the action components were not many, despite the genre being first listed on it's IMDb wall, and the purpose of the film is not the action itself. If you're a kind of woman or guy liking romantic comedies you should expect more than you do because the movie ends up with romance and is not boring. If you like both the genres you will definitely like the movie. I personally think it has been given a low vote of the film itself and people had had very big expectations, so the liking about the movie among people depends on what have they had expected. If they have expected too much, as a lot did, they will rather find the movie bad, meanwhile the people like me, who expected little will find the movie rather good. This means it is more about of a personal opinion so I thrusted my professional one more.Plot - Little predictable; very good mixture of 3 genres that aren't said to stick together properly but they literally do; few disadvantages and weaknesses in each genre; 7/10Writing - simply fulfilled with subtle humor and refined chasing scenes. 9/10Acting - Butler and Aniston do great job together and fit their characters perfectly. 10/10Presentation - Funny and entertaining; worth watching; not time wasting though it completely relates on the viewer's expectations and preferences. 9/10

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jenbalotar

I had a high expectation on this movie but when I'm already watching it, i want to fast forward everything! It's full of running, shooting and dull moments between the two leading characters. Humor lines are not really funny. The plot is predictable: two couples got divorced then at the end fell in love again. I think Gerard Butler is not really for comedies. All throughout the film he has a strong facial expression not fit for a comedy film. Jennifer Aniston looks fine in the entire movie, she really portrayed well the character. I need to fast forward when Aniston and Butler are talking because the lines are predictable as i observed the development of the dialogue. I think Aniston saved the plot and Butler. I really like her as a comedian. So, I'm still giving it a 5.

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gradyharp

THE BOUNTY HUNTER fizzles without ever being ignited. Sarah Thorp wrote this ambiguous tale and Andy Tennant (who ha done some good movies) 'directed' it and likely the only reason it ever made it into theaters lies in the decision to place name actors in the leads. That doesn't even help. Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler, grossly miscast) is an ex-cop turned bounty hunter whose track record is less than acceptable. He lands a chance to redeem his failing career when he is assigned to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a news reporter Nicole Hurly (Jennifer Anniston) whose 'crime' is as foolish as the script. The 'cute twist' is that Milo and Nicole were married but found their commitment to work a barricade in maintaining their marriage. The rest of the film is Milo chasing down Nicole who happens to be tracking a news story on a criminal and somewhere along the way the two have moments of reconciliation quickly botched by the clumsiness of Milo's bounty hunter abilities and Nicole's investigating warps. The chase becomes more of a stagy thriller than the intended comedy romance - and there is absolutely no chemistry between Aniston and Butler on the screen. Tiny cameos are embarrassing, even in the hands of actors such as Christine Baranski, Cathy Moriarty, and Gio Perez. It just doesn't fly. Grady Harp

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