First off, I know I've been hearing negative reviews about the movie from all over the net. Yes, I must admit it is not as romantic as Valentine's Day, Leap Year or even the Proposal but surprisingly I liked it. The movie was just fun to watch and I thought it went beyond the level of a chick flick. Of course, it was bordering on that kind of category but there was more to it than the love story or should I say, love-hate relationship between Milo Boyd (Butler) and Nicole Hurley (Jennifer Aniston). There was actually a Mr. and Mrs. Smith feel to it since while the film progressed, the two main characters were on the process of solving a murder case.
Milo who plays a bounty hunter was out to arrest his ex-wife Nicole for failing to appear in court for some assault case and skipping bail. Nicole, on the other hand, who works as a reporter in some local newspaper got a scoop for an alleged suicide case and was about to meet her informer (they call it "snitch") when all of a sudden the latter was kidnapped by a tall ruggedly looking man who turned out to be the antagonist in the entire story. Milo was able to get hold of Nicole to turn him in to the police but not after some failed attempts on escaping him. In the middle of all the escaping and fighting between the ex-couple, love started to rekindle or so I thought. One good quote from the movie was when Milo and Nicole were having dinner together where they also spent their honeymoon. Nicole said: "Life is about making mistakes". Milo replied: And death is wishing you made a whole lot more". Really makes sense. :)
To add, can i just say first that Gerard Butler is effin hot? He got me in the Ugly Truth as a love guru of some sorts and now again in this movie in his role as a bounty hunter. Take nothing away from Jennifer Aniston, too. She is astonishing as ever. No wonder she can get away with roles like the one she played in the movie and effectively play the part. I'm giving it a 7.
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