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“The Bounty Hunter” is a romantic comedy with two big name actors Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. It may satisfy audiences who are already fans of these two stars or just out for a Friday night date, but if you are looking for a quality movie that you will want to see twice, this will not be your choice.

The film is about Milo Boyd, played by Gerard Butler, who is the good-looking Scottish star of “300” and “The Ugly Truth.” Boyd is a former-cop-turned-bounty hunter.

Then there is his ex-wife, the bail-jumping reporter Nicole Hurly, who is played by Jennifer Aniston. Hurly is a crime reporter for the New York Daily News, and while pursuing a lead on a suspicious murder she misses a court appearance for a car accident, and the judge issues a warrant for her arrest. Boyd’s next job places him chasing after his ex-wife Hurly as he is more than eager to drag her to jail. It becomes a game of a cat and mouse as these two characters experience a range of wild scenarios.

Boyd and Hurly split after a brief marriage and cannot stand each other anymore.

Thrown back together, they gradually piece together their past. As they travel from Atlantic City back to New York, their adventure is spiced up by a variety of attackers.

But neither actor is playing the characters so much as they are playing movie stars. Throughout the film, viewers are constantly reminded that they are watching Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler which takes away from the connection with the characters. At best, “The Bounty Hunter” is a great chance to sit in the theater with two well-known and attractive stars.

The film will make you chuckle at times but the overall dialogue is weak. The storyline is uncreative and at best average. Aniston seems to hope her attractive body will distract from the lameness of the script and Butler, who seems to be shirtless for half the film, makes it obvious these two are the only things holding this film together.

The film was directed by Andy Tennant who put together this action-filled romantic comedy. C –Samuel Abraha