{"id":3468,"date":"2010-05-11T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=3468"},"modified":"2018-10-29T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T13:28:37","slug":"the-bounty-hunter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-bounty-hunter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bounty Hunter starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler) is well\u2026a loser. An ex cop who got out of the force, he is now working as a bounty hunter. His job is to catch people who jump bail. He is mocked by cops and he does have a gambling debt. However his next assignment puts a huge smile on his face: He has to catch his ex-wife Nicole.<\/p>\n

Nicole (Jennifer Aniston<\/a>) is a successful journalist who is cursing the day she married Milo. She loves her job and she is after a huge story. One lead causes her to miss her trial and now Milo is after her.<\/p>\n

If only that were simple\u2026The bad guy has caught Nicole\u2019s snitch and he is now after her. Then there are the debt collectors who are after Milo. And there is the struggle between Milo and Nicole- who might not just hate each other as they claim\u2026<\/p>\n

When I first the movie was being made, I couldn\u2019t wait to see it. After all, I don\u2019t mind Jennifer Aniston<\/a> being in movies (it is a Friends thing) and I am a huge fan of Gerard Butler<\/a>. Then the movie came out and people were so quick and ruthless in bashing the movie that I was half-scared that it would be a disaster. But hey , it is always best to see the movie and judge it yourself and I have to say I genuinely enjoyed it. Honestly, It has its downs:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It has its mediocre moments and its fair share of clich\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, it also has a character that\u2019s supposed to be funny but all he did was irritate me. This character is called Stewart (Jason Sudeikis). Stewart is Nicole\u2019s colleague and he is such a big loser that Milo seems like the ultimate catch in his worst moment, including the time he is wearing the world\u2019s ugliest shirt and short pair! Normally ,I love Jason. He is my favorite cast member at Saturday Night Live<\/a>. You might like to check out youtube for the 300 spoof- where Gerard Butler<\/a> makes fun of his character King Leonidas and Jason plays his right arm. Hilarious. But Stewart is just unnecessary.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The music dominates some of the scenes too much. It is not that the songs are bad but the scenes are funny on their own but the music seemed determined that it wanted to steal the scenes from Butler. That was weird.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sometimes you do want the movie to make up its mind on whether it wants to be a romcom or an action comedy or whatever.<\/p>\n

That being said, it definitely has its ups:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gerard Butler. It is so much fun watching him as a loser than slowly building his charm and gain his confidence back. He doesn\u2019t mind making an ass out of himself and he sure doesn\u2019t seem to mind if he doesn\u2019t look the least bit good-looking. But obviously he does. He is an actor and he wants to play different characters. Sure, you saw the sweet loser Milo character before but it is still different to Gerard\u2019s other characters. Plus, Milo is fun to watch. Most of the time.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Some viewer reviews claimed that Jennifer is so bad in this that she should completely stop making movies. Oh, give me a break! There is nothing about her character that requires anything more than Jennifer gives to the role. Who do they suggest played Nicole? Meryl Streep? It is a simple role. Jennifer was OK.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It has some really funny scenes: The golf course chasing scene, Jennifer\u2019s hijacking a bicycle cab or Gerard\u2019s method of rescuing Jennifer from the thugs\u2026 Don\u2019t worry, it has more. I just don\u2019t want to spoil it for you.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have you seen the movie Bird on a Wire<\/a>? It\u2019s made in 1990 and it features Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn in the leading roles. \u00a0It is not rated high on IMDB (a mere 5.4) but it is one of the most entertaining movies I have seen and one of my favorite movies from Gibson. It is also a mixture of action\/comedy\/romance and follows the story of ex-lovers. Even the storyline is quite different, as they try to save their lives and sort things out, they also realize they are not over each other. Watching The Bounty Hunter, I realized it is in the tradition of Bird on a Wire and I love that movie. Yeah, Bird on a Wire is a tad more original and a little funnier but it doesn\u2019t change the fact that The Bounty Hunter is also all about mindless entertainment, out there to show you a good time. And it does. And that\u2019s what matters.<\/p>\n

It is currently 5.1 on IMDB. It has its 5 moments and it has its 7. I\u2019ll give it a 6.<\/p>\n

Other <\/strong>Posts on Gerard Butler:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

6 Hollywood Stars That Would Make 20-Year-Olds Jealous<\/a><\/p>\n

Gamer Movie Review<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Gerard Butler Movies<\/a><\/p>\n

5 Reasons to Love Gerard Butler<\/p>\n

Beowulf and Grendel<\/a><\/p>\n

Gerard Butler<\/a><\/p>\n

Gerard Butler Hosts Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/p>\n

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Posts on Jennifer Aniston<\/strong><\/p>\n

Love Happens<\/a><\/p>\n

Marley and Me<\/a><\/p>\n

He’s Just Not That Into You<\/a><\/p>\n

Hollywood Stars in Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

Derailed<\/a><\/p>\n

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