Rating: 6.2/10Genre: Action Comedy
Overall value for time and money: 5.5/10
Romance: 1.5/5
Comedy: 2.5/5
Action: 2/5
Production: 1/5 (low budget film)
Story: 2/5
Cast: 2.5/5 (props to Jennifer Aniston)
Intelligence: 1/5 (a no brainer movie)
A bounty hunter, ex-cop, ex-husband is estastic when he finds out his ex-wife is his next target. Vent on bringing his wife to jail because she jumped bail, he hunts her down easily but gradually comes to terms with the divorce and the rekindling of feelings... only to find out that its the least of their problems because a greater conspiracy awaits them.
The first few minutes of the movie made this movie seemed like a low budget film. The somewhat grainy resolution, off contrast colors and loud pop music with amatuerish scripting all contributed to the "cheap" feel. However, things got a little better as the movie progressed but overall, it still felt like your average pop corn movie. Casting wasn't bad, but Jennifer Aniston stole the limelight. I've overheard conversations of movie-goers who were so disappointed with the movie but what saved this movie was none other the female lead herself.
Well, frankly, I thought the entire cast did a great job, Gerard Butler didn't perform as well as his previous few films probably because the scripts made him feel somewhat "unintellectual". Though the movie almost made me vomit out blood at the start, I had a neutral feel about the movie when the credits rolled. A major complain I have about the movie is the lack of character development and no "follow-up". *spoilers ahead* There was this group of vicious loansharks who were after Gerard Butler but after a particular scene near the end of the movie, there was no mention of them anymore. Pretty decent ending, but extremely bad lead-up. Don't waste your time catching it in the theatres, just wait for mediacorp to screen it on TV in about 2 years time. Trust me, its "worth" the wait.
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