One for the Money
*sigh*
Well that was a big disappointment. It should be obvious to anyone who reads my end-of-month book lists for any length of time that I'm a big fan of Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" series. And this movie version somehow failed to capture any of what makes it one of my favorite junk food reads. Heigl, as Stephanie, has like zero chemistry with either Jason O'Mara as fugitive cop Joe Morelli or Daniel Sunjata as bounty hunter mentor Ranger. And neither O'Mara or Sunjata pulls off the raw sexuality that is supposed to be oozing out of the pores of their characters. And the various supporting characters from the bad guys to Stephanie's family or friends or co-workers all feel muted. Honestly it lacks all the over-the-topness of the book characters and the sense of fun...
Really the only positive thing I can think of is that of changing crazy boxer Benito Ramirez into crazy MMA fighter Benito Ramirez...
Well that was a big disappointment. It should be obvious to anyone who reads my end-of-month book lists for any length of time that I'm a big fan of Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" series. And this movie version somehow failed to capture any of what makes it one of my favorite junk food reads. Heigl, as Stephanie, has like zero chemistry with either Jason O'Mara as fugitive cop Joe Morelli or Daniel Sunjata as bounty hunter mentor Ranger. And neither O'Mara or Sunjata pulls off the raw sexuality that is supposed to be oozing out of the pores of their characters. And the various supporting characters from the bad guys to Stephanie's family or friends or co-workers all feel muted. Honestly it lacks all the over-the-topness of the book characters and the sense of fun...
Really the only positive thing I can think of is that of changing crazy boxer Benito Ramirez into crazy MMA fighter Benito Ramirez...