One for the Money Review

One for the Money is a movie based on a book starring Katherine Heigl.  It is about recently unemployed Stephanie Plum whose next job is at her cousin’s bail-bond business.  Her first assignment that she picks is a wanted cop who is from her romantic past.  The cop was tangled up in a shooting that he was framed for making him want to prove his innocence before being sent to jail.  Since she has never caught wanted criminals before, she has a hard time figuring out the ropes, but in the end she succeeds in a quirky way.

This movie is quite obviously geared more towards girls with the female lead trying to get revenge on her ex-boyfriend.  However, the action and comedy could make the movie enjoyable for guys, too, but the key word there is “could.”  The movie is well played out and left me guessing until the end.  Of course, the guy that you knew was the bad guy was part of the evil scheme in the end but a more devious intelligent mastermind was behind him telling him what to do.  However, I think some people would be disappointed with the humor in the movie because it was corny but personally I enjoy that.  There was not very much action but that is to be expected from a girl running around in high heels.  Also, when there was a mix up where she was about to be involved in a fight, her “knight in shining armor” (a.k.a. the cop) would show up and save her.  For those who love the action of the Bourne Trilogy or The Dark Knight then this movie is not for you. 

Overall, I thought this movie was a nice way to spend my time as an afternoon with friends.  It captured and held my attention throughout the whole movie.  It was not too long that my mind did not wander and daydream.  However, it does show that what our culture thinks is entertaining is downgrading.  The movie industry goes from great action-packed adventures like Captain America to movies like One for the Money which is not exactly top notch.  They should have slowed down and taken the best-selling book and made it an even better movie.