Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing One for the Money near you. There are also comedic moments that mostly work throughout the film. Because romance movies are the best. She collects the $50,000 bounty for Morelli, who arrives at her door, and they rekindle their relationship. They are attacked by Ramirez and subdue him, but are held at gunpoint by Jimmy Alpha. No Butler, Kutcher (okay, not so major), etc. Vinnie’s regular recovery agent Morty Beyers arrives to take over Morelli’s bounty, and steals the keys to Morelli’s car, but is killed in a car bomb intended for Stephanie, and Carmen’s apartment building is fire-bombed. Hearing gunshots, they find the flat-nosed man and the butcher shot dead in the truck, and Carmen’s body in one of the barrels. One For The Money Rating & Content Info Why is One For The Money rated PG-13? There are, what, 18 novels in Janet Evanovich’s series about Stephanie Plum. (“A guilty pleasure.”) Track her Tomatometer decline. [8], The film was not initially screened for critics and was widely panned. Enjoy! She has been assigned to track down Kenny Mancuso, wanted for shooting his friend, Moogey, in the knee. I have to say that I was surprised that they even tried to make a movie out of one of the Stephanie Plum books. Money and Markets - … Well that seems appropriate, because one of the major complaints that the reviews have about the movie is that it’s too much like a sitcom. Katherine Heigl has been talking about going back to Grey’s Anatomy if they’ll take her, she better hope someone is agreeable to that idea! A woman buys a gun for work. One-stop shopping for all current movie information needs, including front line analysis, a comprehensive database, up-to-the- minute release dates, and a huge trailer section, in addition to movie and DVD reviews, annual movie awards and numerous other exclusive features. Even if the movie was great, there’d be no need for a sequel. Hell, most of the books read like a “Lucy becomes a bounty hunter” episode of I Love Lucy. Establishing shot of bridge overlooking Trenton, New Jersey was filmed in Kittanning. Heigl is having a hard time getting anyone of note to co-star with her in her bombs. You don’t need comic relief in a series that is essentially comedic to start with. There are also comedic moments that mostly work throughout the film. The film was in development hell after Columbia and TriStar Pictures had purchased the novel's adaptation rights in 1997. Someday to be used in film schools as a textbook example of how not to adapt a best-selling novel for the screen, One for the Money is mis-cast, mis-scripted, and mis-directed in every category. I like to read these books when I’m between books, if that makes any sense. In April 2010, Lionsgate acquired the distribution rights. The characters were all fucking unlikeable. The movie moves pretty fast, although there is a bit of lag here and there with what might be called character development. I might watch the movie at home for free, and a sitcom would be fun, but I’d never see it in a theater. The film was not initially screened for critics and was widely panned. Create you free account & you will be redirected to your movie!! In an October 2010 interview, author Janet Evanovich stated that TriStar Pictures had purchased the rights to her novel thirteen years previously, and the film had been in development hell since that time. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading One for the Money (The Cat Caliban Mysteries Book 1). I always say this, ‘I never read such bad reviews’, but these go above and beyond vicious. Fandango FANALERT® Sign up for a FANALERT® to find out when tickets are available in your area. Also sign me up for FanMail to get updates on all things movies: tickets, special offers, screenings + more. I just could not get through it. I always figured a sitcom was a better fit for the series. The novel, written by Janet Evanovich was released in 1994. Rotten Tomatoes offers up 24 very bad reviews of the movie made from one of them, resulting in a 0% rating. One for the Money is based on the first of Janet Evanovich’s light Stephanie Plum mystery/adventure novels. I wished Stephanie was a bit trashier looking with big hair and stuff, more Jersey like, but they did a good job overall. hope ou le secret des harvey. "[20] Gleiberman saw Heigl as being unsuitable to emulate the mannerisms of a guidette, saying that she portrays "working-class sexy slovenliness in an overly thought-out way. It listed three reviews with splatted tomatoes for Chronicle, but the were positive reviews, and it even tallied the reviews as “three positive”. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=One_for_the_Money_(film)&oldid=1002841279, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 January 2021, at 07:59. Rom-com central. Add to Watchlist. A friend of mine is a big fan, and she and I went to the movie Friday (opening day). Two for the Money is a 2005 American sports-drama film directed by D. J. Caruso and starring Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Armand Assante, and Carly Pope. "[18] Andrew Barker from Variety wrote about Heigl having "an almost standoffish lack of conviction" in her performance,[19] and Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News described her as being "too movie-star glam, [too] stiffly prissy, and [too] lacking in any affection for Stephanie herself. Sam Adams of The A.V. “ We’re still a ways away from it .” Sing 2 I think that was supposed to be 1.3 billion (with a “b”) and that’s domestic US only. Yo, Denis here, the account holder. And currently it is getting a 70% from the audience ratings. Fast-forward six years: Brandon still harbors hopes of NFL glory, biding his time working in a 900-number phone center as a low-paid bookie. If the article is to be believed, she’ll do better overseas which may mean another box office success (marginal). Fun!! We see 1 or 2 movies a week & this was entertaining & good fun. If One for the Money can draw the audience of Heigl's fans and Evanovich's readership, it could be the beginning of something the movies are missing … Making a film that people will talk about … The problem is that after the first few books, Evanovitch constantly has to up the ante, and the books went from pleasantly silly to over-the-top straining for yucks. One for the Money was theatrically released in the United States on January 27, 2012 and was a critical and commercial failure. One of Plum’s coworkers is a freelancer named Ranger (Daniel Sunjata), who knows all and is a sort of a ninja who actually does use guns. The film is about the world of sports gambling. “I’d love for there to be another one,” Simpsons movie director David Silver told EW back in 2017 on the topic of The Simpsons Movie 2. The story revolves around Stephanie Plum, a broke and unemployed woman becoming a bail enforcement agent, going after a former high school crush who both skipped out on his payments and is a murder suspect. With Kristi Angus, Timothy Burd, Tyler Christopher, Lynn Collins. The site's consensus reads: "Dull and unfunny, One for the Money wastes Katherine Heigl's talents on a stunningly generic comic thriller." One-stop shopping for all current movie information needs, including front line analysis, a comprehensive database, up-to-the- minute release dates, and a huge trailer section, in addition to movie and DVD reviews, annual movie awards and numerous other exclusive features. Oh, but she’s just in this for the money. I suppose it all depends on the individua…more There is some nasty sexual violence though it’s described in the 3rd person which makes it less confronting. The movie moves pretty fast, although there is a bit of lag here and there with what might be called character development. 28 talking about this. When asked about the status of the film, Evanovich commented, "Hard to believe they've been sitting on this multi-million dollar franchise for all these years but go figure. Evanovich stated that she would now envision Heigl as Stephanie when writing the character. Katherine Heigl is the titular character and the film gives us some unforgettable movie … In the Chambersburg neighborhood of Trenton, New Jersey, Stephanie Plum is divorced and out of work. 1 for 28. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, 'One For The Money' will probably not have any sequels. Official trailer from “One For The Money” (Lionsgate) HOLLYWOOD. She visits Carmen’s apartment and meets John Cho, a neighbor who witnessed the shooting. One for the Money has a lot more going for it, predominantly being a film written by and made by females for its intended audience, and being an engaging flick … Note that there is no major male actor in the movie. One For The Money is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for violence, sexual references and language, some drug material and partial nudity.. Violence: The details of a shooting are discussed and portrayed numerous times. Money doesn’t make me wake up in the morning to go to work. A colleague at work lent me a few of the books and they were quick, mindless fun to read. Brandon Lang is a college football phenom with a promising future—until a snapped leg during a bowl game redirects his path. Posted on February 10, 2021 by - UncategorisedUncategorised They’re just stale and need to be freshened up a bit. Produced by Lakeshore and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, principal photography took place in the Ambridge borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson. Stephanie manages to shoot Jimmy dead, but locks Morelli in the truck and delivers him to the police, along with her covert recording of Jimmy’s confession, which exonerates Morelli. My wife and I saw it last night. ... Money Markets and Life - Part one of two. [10], R. Kurt Osenlund of Slant Magazine criticized the cartoonish portrayal of New Jersey and its various caricatures, and the dumbed-down gender depiction of its main cast by an all-female production team, saying that, "This isn't girl-power filmmaking, this is cutesy contentment, a production team of gals enforcing their own stereotypes by willfully succumbing to demographic views of sexist Hollywood honchos. Should be rated accordingly. Seriously. I tried twice to finish this movie about one of my favorite books. I have since then re-read these first 8 again and then just before the movie re-read for a third time One For the Money. Turns out that not only is 47 Meters Down getting a sequel, it’s getting one rather quickly as well. Seriously, Otter just tried to burn out my nose hair with my newly acquired Cheech and Chong lighter in some horribly misguided and badly aimed Vengence. agoracom. The film is about the world of sports gambling. "One for the Money" made the cash register ring across the street at Vocelli Pizza, which catered to the film crew during its two-week stay and for follow-up scenes shot a few weeks later. Also sign me up for FanMail to get updates on all things movies: tickets, special offers, screenings + more. Katherine Heigl is Meg Ryan without the acting skills; she’s adorable and cutesy-pie and all that, and she does a great damsel-in-distress, but I don’t see her as Stephanie. [22] Complex placed the film at number five on its list of the 25 worst movies of 2012. In fact, I’d love to see a book or three in which GM is the main character, and the action focuses on her, instead of Stephanie. If they wanted to bring a Janet Evanovich book to the big screen they probably should have started with Metro Girl (an Alexandra Barnaby story) rather than a Stephanie Plum story. The premise alone is better than half the crap that gets the green light. 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Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing One for the Money near you. Complex staff writer Matt Barone said, "[I]f the movie's only offense was how it soils the Garden State's reputation worse than JWoww, it'd be reprehensible, but not worthy of severe public humiliation. One of the better romantic comedies I've seen in some time, and my husband enjoyed it too.