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The Bounty Hunter Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  In The Bounty Hunter, the couple that foils a bunch of tiresome grade-C thriller goons together stays together. Whether or not that's a recipe for love, it's certainly not a formula for romantic-comedy magic.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  Try as they might, Nicole and Milo, as they are called in the movie, don't steam. Wispy vapors is about as good as it gets.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  This dire battle-of-the-exes action-comedy severely tests audience goodwill by running an indulgent 110 minutes, crammed as it is with half-baked thriller subplots and aimless supporting characters, as if to distract from the central duo's nonstop bickering.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  The mishmash ends up as a thoroughly unfunny adult cartoon.

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• 38

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Why, oh, why, was this movie necessary?

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  For his sins poor Stewart is kidnapped, tortured and shot up with horse tranquilizer after his leg is broken. It's disturbing, and somewhat baffling too, until you grasp that this hapless sucker is a surrogate for the audience.

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• 25

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  That's what The Bounty Hunter has rustled up -- along with a listless rom-com, a feeble thriller and a supporting cast of clueless characters.

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