Quick Review: The Bounty Hunter

Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston star in "The Bounty Hunter." She's Nicole, a newspaper reporter who skips a court appearance (for assaulting a police officer -- and when the movie gets around to explaining exactly how this "assault" occurred, eyes will roll) to follow up a lead on a big story, so there's a warrant out on her. He's Milo, an ex-cop turned bounty hunter who needs a quick influx of funds. They were married and divorced, so he tracks her down with glee, but others are after her, and still more are after him. The way the whole thing plays out is mostly predictable. Butler has the same type of role here as he did in "The Ugly Truth" -- obnoxious guy who has to turn into (or back into, in this case) Prince Charming. And in both cases, there's more obnoxious than charming, and it's not even a particularly witty obnoxiousness here. The one person who is charmed by Milo, and actually wants him and Nicole together again? Her mother, played by Christine Baranski. Maybe Baranski and Butler could costar in a romantic comedy. Older woman, younger man. Hmmmmm. My grade: C-minus.