Julie Anne Robinson directs Katherine Heigl, Jason O’Mara and Debbie Reynolds in this mystery comedy where a down on her luck single gal becomes a bounty hunter whose first case is her high school prom date.

A star vehicle where the star can’t be bothered. Heigl’s entire performance feels off-key and lacklustre. She’s aiming for Geena Davis but with a real “one half hearted take and we’re done for the day” energy. The rest of the movie is random and unappealing. Feels like an over lit pilot for a TV show you’d never watch. A shame, as I reckon there’s a fertile project to be made out of Janet Evanonvich’s long running Stephanie Plum novels.

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Perfect Double Bill: The Bounty Hunter (2010)

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