One for the Money (2012)

Strictly average movie

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

The first must-see film of the year.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

A lot can be said about the plot. A normal girl suddenly decides to chase and apprehend criminals for money without any previous experience in fighting or handling guns. I mean seriously!! And on top of that the guy she is chasing is the guy she lost her virginity to, can this be any more cheesy! And she should've been killed multiple times in this movie.The acting was just par. I love Katherine but those almost nude scenes felt absolutely unnecessary. I obviously enjoyed the display of this beautiful lady's body but still unnecessary.In my opinion this is a just OK comedy, watch it at your own risk.

There are a lot of red headed actresses out there that would have been much better than Katherine Heigel. One for examples is Debra Messing, I don't think she was too old for the part and she has proved she is great at playing "zany" type characters. She has been very good in TV comedies and is usually just genuinely quite funny. The same with the casting of Joe and Ranger, there were much better choices. These books have a lot a fans and I am sure all have their choices for who would have been best, but I can't image anyone was happy with these choices. It's too bad this movie was terrible, some of these books were quite funny and they could have maybe done a few sequels.

Well done, well paced. Read all of the books. Really glad to see it brought to life. The only problem was with "Grandma" who was too young and not eccentric enough and too glamorous. Everybody has character anticipation when the book moves to the screen. Katherine Heigl was perfect for the part. The movie flowed and hung together. The characters were funny and unique, easily likable and memorable. There was chemistry between the characters, that was obvious. Compared to the long list of throw-away movies flooding the market these days, it was like a breath of fresh air. I always like movies about Jersey, and this one a great one. It didn't take itself too seriously, and portrayed the area, the accents, the locals the eccentricity to a tee. An easy movie to watch and enjoy.

'One for the Money' is a comedy thriller that tried to rejuvenate Katherine Heigl's downwards bound career. Without a doubt she is a versatile actress but never quiet managed to go beyond the 'comedy' realm. Here is another offering that gives her the opportunity to make the viewer laugh and even cringe at some mediocre acting too. Based on Janet Evanovich's 1994 novel of the same name, which was a best seller at it's time. Many novels on the same characters were also published thereafter. This film adaptation attempts to come as close as it can to recreating the genuine authenticity of the novel. The recent 'The Bounty Hunter' followed similar path. And also memories of 'Pink Cadillac' came to mind. All will be familiar with the theme which is as cliché as it can get. Bounty Hunter trying to capture a felon who she rekindles with and fights off the negative elements of society.Heigl plays a newly divorced who is strapped for cash and needs a job fast. She joins her cousin's bails bondsman agency and gets the responsibility to chase after a bail jumper ex cop Jason O Mara. He insists he is innocent in regards to a police informant's murder. Heigl discovers that any person who supplies her info regarding the case winds up dead. After catching up with O Mara, they bother join forces to find the real killer. They soon realise that this is going to prove as difficult as it seems as the killer is even trying to turn the tables on them. Funny dialogues make the characters interesting to watch.Despite being based on a successful novel, the film doesn't manage to feel the magic. It lacked the suspense of the book. The director hits the right notes on the directing side. But the real credit for the film goes deservedly to Katherine Heigl. She is what makes the film worthy of seeing. Despite the fact that she received the worst actress award that year, she truly breathed air in to the role. The movies moves at an moderate pace but the suspense did not hold up. Not much range in terms of suspects in the film so it does not help the viewer to guess. However the when the killer comes forward he steals the scene at the end. One would wish he had more screen time. Overall this is a good see if you're a fan of Hegel. However I doubt that any other books of the same author will be adapted as the box office collections were disappointing.