“The Bounty Hunter” is one of those movies that you keep watching hoping it will get better or redeem itself at some point and then it never does. That’s saying a lot considering my hopes for this one were already pretty low. Jennifer Aniston doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to movies and Gerard Butler can’t seem to be good in any movie that calls for an American accent. Much like certain people cannot walk and chew gum at the same time, Butler cannot manage to sound American and act at the same time. Aniston plays Nicole, a plucky reporter on the trail of a hot story. Butler plays Milo, a down-on-his-luck ex-cop who is trying to make a living as a bounty hunter. When Nicole misses a court appearance and skips bail in pursuit of a new lead, Milo is put on the job of bringing her in. Oh, did I mention that Nicole and Milo used to be married? (Cue ensuing hijinks here.) The film throws comedic situation after situation at you, along with some action-filled car chases for good measure, and none of it works. The laughs are so forced that there may as well be someone in the corner of the screen with cue cards for the audience, letting them know when to laugh, cry, or applaud. And the chemistry between the two leads was non-existent. The couple is supposed to go from hating each other to loving each other, and I felt like there was no connection whatsoever between Aniston and Butler (contrary to tabloid rumors during and after the filming of this movie). I could not find a single redeemable quality about this movie... it just gives fun romantic comedies a bad name.
1 out of 5 stars
The movie was so bad that it even had Jason Sudeikis with an awesome moustache and he still didn't have any funny scenes.
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