One for the Money

Movie: One for the Money

Genre: comedy-crime

Synopsis: The movie is based on the first book (same name) of the Stephanie Plum book series by Janet Evanovitch.  Stephanie (Katherine Heigl) is a New Jersey Girl who has been out of work for six months.  In desperation, she takes a job as a bounty hunter.  What Stephanie lacks in bounty hunter skills, she makes up for in gumption and determination.  She is determined to bring in Joe Morelli (Jason O’Mara).  Joe is a disgraced cop who was arrested for murder – but skipped bail.  Stephanie’s real motivation is that she lost her virginity to Joe when in they were in high school – and he never called afterwards.  Ranger (Daniel Sunjata) is a veteran bounty hunter who takes her under his wing.  She becomes friends with a hooker (Sherri Shepherd) who becomes an informant.  Added to the mix are Stephanie’s parents and her colorful grandmother (Debbie Reynolds).

My two cents: I have not yet read any of the series, but I loved this movie.  Katherine was great in the lead and as much as I hate to admit it, Sherri Shepherd was pretty good as an overweight hooker.  This is the kind of movie you just sit back and enjoy.  Not a lot of drama, but good for a lot of laughs.  I hope this is the first of many.

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