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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "THE BOUNTY HUNTER" (2010) (Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Moderate Heavy Extreme Moderate Heavy Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Extreme Minor Moderate Mild Heavy Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy None Minor Moderate Heavy QUICK TAKE: Action-comedy: A bounty hunter is assigned to track down his ex-wife, a newspaper reporter who has skipped bail to try to solve a murder she is reporting on. PLOT: Milo Boyd (GERARD BUTLER) is a former cop who has spent the previous few years as a bounty hunter. To Milo's delight, his boss (JEFF GARLIN) gives him the assignment to track down his ex-wife, Nicole (JENNIFER ANISTON), an investigative reporter who has skipped bail to continue her investigation into a possible homicide made to look like a suicide that may or may not involve her cop friend, Bobby (DORIAN MISSICK). It doesn't take long for Milo to figure out where Nicole is after picking the brain of his former mother-in-law, Kitty (CHRISTINE BARANSKI). Milo, though, is tasked with driving Nicole back from Atlantic City to New York City all the while the two are at each other's throats for everything that went wrong with their marriage. At the same time, the real criminal, Mahler (PETER GREENE) behind the story Nicole is working on is also on her trail after abducting her main source, Jimmy (ADAM ROSE). Meanwhile, Stewart (JASON SUDEIKIS) a nerdy coworker of Nicole's doesn't take no for answer and follows her as best he can from place to place hoping to win her love. Milo, a gambling addict, has people after him, too, for the debts he has rung up. As he and Nicole get chased, shot at, and continually harassed, the two begin to draw closer again. Soon, they find themselves teaming up to get to the bottom of Nicole's story. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Older teens may be drawn to the action elements, while fans of anyone in the cast might also be interested. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For sexual content including suggestive comments, language and some violence. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: GERARD BUTLER plays a former cop turned bounty hunter who is assigned to find his fugitive ex-wife and collect a reward. He is a fairly crass man who curses often, has a gambling addiction, is a casual drinker, and has no problem drawing his gun and using it in public. JENNIFER ANISTON plays a career-obsessed journalist who jumps bail while covering a murder story. She is divorced from Milo. JASON SUDEIKIS plays a coworker of Nicole's who is infatuated with her to the point where he practically stalks her. Wherever she goes, he tries to go, too, even if it's the ladies room. He's basically harmless, though, just an annoying nerd-like character who is in the film purely as lame comic relief. CHRISTINE BARANSKI plays Nicole's mother, a show business diva who performs live in Atlantic City. She is clearly disappointed with some of her daughter's choices in life and doesn't mind reminding her. She is shown as a social drinker and one who enjoys talking about sexual matters. PETER GREENE plays a criminal who has no problem killing, kidnapping, and committing other crimes to further his purposes. Nicole is working on a case involving a suicide, but it becomes clear that the dead man in question was murdered and Mahler did it. DORIAN MISSICK plays a cop friend of Milo and Nicole's who may or may not be crooked and the mastermind behind the corruption story Nicole is investigating. ADAM ROSE plays a "snitch" who tries to sell what he knows about Mahler and an alleged crooked cop to Nicole and ends up getting abducted and his life threatened. JEFF GARLIN plays Milo's slightly frazzled boss. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this action-comedy that has been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 23 "s" words, while other expletives (including slang using genitalia) and colorful phrases are also uttered. Sexually related dialogue is present, as is the sight of scantly clad strippers. Violence consists of people being punched, tasered, shot, and hit over the head with bottles, while others are manhandled or threatened with weapons. One character suffers a broken leg bone after being hit with a golf club, while another survives a car crash. Some of this has fairly bloody results, and there a few moments of potential peril that may prove suspenseful for various viewers. Bad attitudes are present throughout, especially with regards to the two leads. There is also some potentially imitative behavior and various thematic elements. In addition, drinking is present. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Nicole recalls getting so drunk at a Christmas party, she can barely recall the events of the evening much less who she "made out" with. Milo's boss predicts Milo will spend the Fourth of July getting "boozed up." Milo returns from the casino, somewhat inebriated, with a glass of whiskey in his hand. After his leg is broken, Stuart is injected with a horse tranquilizer. Milo and Nicole share glasses of champagne over dinner. Later in the evening, Milo orders another bottle of champagne from room service. Kitty is shown drinking a martini while talking to Nicole on the phone. A tattoo parlor owner orders his receptionist to go get them some beers. Multiple customers in a strip joint are shown drinking. When a fight erupts in the club, several customers use their beer bottles as weapons and crack them over other people's heads. BLOOD/GORE A bookie's enforcer has two black eyes and a bloody nose wound after getting into a fight early in the movie with Milo. Milo bears a red, hickey-like neck wound in the spot where Nicole earlier tasered him. Mahler is quite bloodied soon after crashing his SUV. The rest of the movie, he sports the wounds from the crash. Milo's boss returns to town with his two sons, and they all bear large bug bites and possibly other wounds from an ill-fated camping trip. The scene is in a somewhat darkened office, and the bites/wounds are never actually referred to by the characters. So, it's a bit unclear as to what happened to them. Bobby nurses a bloody gunshot wound to the shoulder. A wall is shown behind him with a fairly sizable blood spray, and there is some blood on the floor where he is lying. We later see Bobby in an ambulance with some blood noticeable under bandages. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Milo and Nicole bicker at each other throughout the film, saying hurtful things to each other, putting down each other's lifestyles, and exchanging quippy insults. As a man dressed as Uncle Sam runs away from Milo, he pushes several people out of his way and knocks a bowl of popcorn out of one woman's hands. For much of the film, we are led to believe that Nicole was originally arrested for assaulting a police officer. Late in the plot, it is revealed she accidentally grazed a police horse with her car. Stewart keeps asking Nicole out on dates despite the fact that she clearly has no interest in him. Stewart follows Nicole into a ladies room without her knowledge, then surprises her. At least two men leer at Nicole's backside as she walks by in their workplace. Nicole hangs up on her mother as she is still talking. Nicole skips bail and makes her lawyer look bad in front of a judge to follow a lead on a story. Nicole knocks a bag of popcorn out of Milo's hands. Milo draws his gun and threatens numerous cab drivers not to let Nicole into their taxis. Milo picks Nicole up and locks her in the trunk of his car. To try and gain her freedom, Nicole plays on Milo's gambling addiction, goading him into letting her out of her handcuffs so they can hit a casino. Milo's coworker says she wants a bonus just for making it through the work-week without stabbing someone. Milo uses Nicole's credit card without her permission to pay for a luxury hotel room. Several times, Nicole tries to get into Milo's car. But Milo intentionally taps the gas pedal so that the car keeps moving each time she reaches for the handle. Mahler flags down a car, throws the female driver out of it, and drives off. Milo shuts the door on an inn owner without tipping him. Milo eats food in bed to annoy Nicole. Nicole handcuffs Milo to a bedpost and steals his car. Milo poses as a valet and steals a couple's car. One man gives another the middle finger gesture. When Nicole tells a younger woman she was a model, the woman scoffs, "How long ago was that?" Both Nicole and Milo jump to the conclusion that their longtime friend is a dirty cop, not taking into consideration the possibility that he may be working undercover. FRIGHTENING SCENES Scenes listed under "Violence," "Blood/Gore" and "Jump Scenes" may be unsettling, suspenseful or scary to younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such material. Mahler threatens a tied-up Jimmy first with an electric tattoo needle close to his eye, then with a gun. Milo goes skulking around a darkened police evidence room as Mahler lies in wait for him, poised with a gun. GUNS/WEAPONS Cops draw their guns and surround Milo and the man he is trying to retrieve for a bounty. Milo draws his gun thinking someone is inside of Nicole's apartment. He lowers it when he realizes it is only Stewart. Mahler threatens a tied-up Jimmy first with an electric tattoo needle to his eye, then with a gun. Milo draws his gun and threatens numerous cab drivers not to let Nicole into their taxis. Milo lays his gun down on a nightstand, and Nicole tries to distract him and get the weapon. Milo doesn't go for it and reveals to her that he still has the weapon in his possession. Milo and Mahler fire multiple shots at each other during a car chase. Milo draws his gun and inspects the crash site to see if Mahler survived. Milo shoots a car trunk when he can't get it to open. Bobby and Mahler exchange gun shots, with Bobby being hit in the shoulder. Milo draws his gun and goes looking for Mahler in a darkened police evidence room. After Mahler disarms Milo, Nicole comes to his rescue by pointing a rifle at Mahler and shooting above his head once. Mahler shoots back. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Sh*t," "Oh, sh*t," "Holy sh*t," "Bullsh*t," "I'm not bullsh*ting," "Turn around, sh*thead," "That's for being a sh*t," "It's a piece of sh*t anyway," "Chicken sh*ts," "It's a pretty sh*tty thing to do," "Your word is worth sh*t," "Missing sh*t" (written on the back of a coaster and shown at least twice), "You are such a d*ck," "You're thinking with your d*ck," "No more d*ck thinking," "You pr*ck," "I'm gonna find this pr*ck," "Numb nuts," "Shut up, you little p*ssy!" "Show me your penis!" "Crap!" "Why don't you kiss my ass?" "I never liked your ass either," "How was your weekend, a-hole?" "Shut up and stop pissing me off," "You're a sucky driver," "You're an emotional cripple," "This holiday traffic is a real bitch," "Why the hell would I talk to her?" "The hell I am," "She's a hell of a reporter," "You ding-dong," "Don't be such a wuss," "I'll take the big, ugly one," "Jerk," "Morons," "Neanderthals" and "Hey, Princess." Both Milo and the man he hopes to nab for a bounty run across rooftops and eventually leap off a two-story building and survive unscathed. A bartender is shown with multiple tattoos. At least two men leer at Nicole's backside as she walks by in their workplace. Nicole recalls getting so drunk at a Christmas party, she can barely recall the events of the evening much less who she "made out" with. Stewart follows Nicole into a ladies room without her knowledge, then surprises her. Nicole lies to Jimmy's landlady in order to get information. Milo wipes his mouth off on his shirt after brushing his teeth. Milo gains entrance into Nicole's apartment when she is not there and then proceeds to intentionally track mud onto her carpets. He also drops her toothbrush into the toilet, cancels all of her TiVo recordings, eats Doritos in her bed, and then wipes his hands on her pillow. Milo picks Nicole up, hoists her over his shoulder, and locks her in the trunk of his car. Milo gambles by shooting craps in an Atlantic City casino. Several times, Nicole tries to get into Milo's car. But Milo intentionally taps the gas pedal so that the car keeps moving each time she reaches for the handle. Mahler flags down a car, throws the female driver out of it, and drives off. Milo shuts the door on an inn owner without tipping him. A receptionist at a tattoo parlor has multiple tattoos and face and body piercings. Milo puts a candle out with his bare fingers. Milo eats food in bed to annoy Nicole. Nicole steals Milo's car after handcuffing him to a bedpost. Milo poses as a valet and steals a couple's car. Milo and Nicole lie to a country-club receptionist to gain entry into the club. A caddie reveals that he has a tattoo. Nicole lies and requests a body-length panther tattoo in order to gain admission into a tattoo parlor where her informant is being held prisoner. One man gives another the middle finger gesture. JUMP SCENES Jimmy is quietly sitting in his vehicle when Mahler comes from out of nowhere and smashes the man's driver-side car window. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) A moderate amount of tense music occurs in the film, mostly during scenes involving the character of Mahler. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) One montage sequence is set to Jerry Reed's classic country tune, "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft), which comically details a bitter divorce and all of the related bad behavior. PROFANITY At least 23 "s" words, 14 asses (4 used with "hole"), 4 slang terms using male genitals ("d*ck," "pr*ck," "ding-dong"), 1 slang term using female genitals ("p*ssy"), 5 hells, 1 crap, 1 S.O.B., 1 damn, 8 uses of "G-damn and 1 use each of "Jesus Christ" and "God." SEX/NUDITY At least two men leer at Nicole's backside as she walks by in their workplace. Nicole spends nearly the entire movie in the same outfit, consisting of a very tight miniskirt and a blouse that shows cleavage. Nicole recalls getting so drunk at a Christmas party, she can barely recall the events of the evening much less who she "made out" with. Milo kisses a woman so hard that she transfers her gum from her mouth to his. Nicole, handcuffed to a bedpost, straddles a slightly drunk Milo in an attempt to seduce him so she can get his gun. She doesn't succeed. A hotel maid relates the story of how she just found a man lying in a bathtub covered in mayonnaise and wearing a dog collar. Milo is shown bare-chested (after taking a shower) wearing just a towel. When Nicole tells a boardwalk bike-cab driver that she has no money to pay him, he tells her that he will let her ride for free if she shows him her breasts. She lies to him that she will, then steals his cab yelling back at him "Show me your penis!" Kitty mistakes Nicole for a drag queen over the phone. She asks Nicole how naked she was when Milo said he was sorry. Kitty urges Nicole to have sex with Milo and requests that she take a photo of the man's bare buttocks and send it to her. Milo's boss claims he still carries around a condom from 1987 in his wallet. Nicole flirts with a tattoo artist, telling him she wants a full-length body tattoo of a panther. She points to her breasts and asks that the paws go there, then tells him to use his imagination for the rest. He requests that she strip. She says she will right after she goes to the bathroom, but doesn't return. Two enforcers for Milo's bookie abduct Nicole and take her into a strip club. Multiple dancers are shown during this sequence, wearing bras, panties, thongs, but no actual nudity. There is much cleavage, though. A painting of a woman's bare legs spread wide open is shown on the exterior wall of a strip club. The door is in the place of her crotch. Nicole confesses to Milo that she would love to blow off her writing assignment to have sex with him. SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Nicole and her mother have a somewhat tense relationship. They share two scenes over the phone, and each time Kitty criticizes Nicole for the choices she has made in her life. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Divorce. Gambling addiction. Bounty hunters and the services they perform within the confines of the law. VIOLENCE Nicole punches Milo in the crotch. As she is running away from him along the side of a road, Milo leaps in the air and tackles her. This is played for comical effect. Milo gets into a fight with a bookie's collector during a Fourth of July parade. The two exchange punches to the gut and crotch. Milo chases a man dressed as Uncle Sam who runs on stilts during the same parade. The man pushes several people out of his way and knocks a bowl of popcorn out of one woman's hands. The chase also ignites a small fire in the parade. Milo eventually catches up with the man on the roof of a building where the two leap off and land hard on the pavement two stories below. Mahler smashes Jimmy's car window, pulls the man out of his vehicle and violently throws him into an SUV, kidnapping him. Mahler threatens a tied-up Jimmy first with an electric tattoo needle close to his eye, then with a gun. Kitty slaps Milo hard across the face. Milo picks Nicole up and locks her in the trunk of his car. Milo's coworker says she wants a bonus just for making it through the work-week without stabbing someone. A bookie's muscle-man slams Stewart's head down hard on the trunk of a car. The same man ties Stewart up and breaks one of his legs with a golf club, thinking that Stewart is Milo. A bookie's muscle-man slams Stewart's head down hard on the trunk of a car. The same man ties Stewart up and breaks one of his legs with a golf club, thinking that Stewart is Milo. A doctor pulls out a massive hypodermic and gives Stuart a shot in the neck. Nicole tasers Milo, briefly incapacitating him. Mahler rams Milo's car with his large SUV. A car chase ensues, with both vehicles bumping multiple times and the two men exchanging gunfire throughout. Eventually, Mahler crashes. Mahler throws a woman out of her car and speeds off. Milo uses his strength to break off a bed post from the bed frame after Nicole handcuffs him to the post. Milo chases a caddie across a golf driving range as players hit golf balls at him. Milo dunks the caddie in a pond, holding his head underwater in order to get information out of him. A massive fight erupts in a strip club. Multiple punches are thrown, and several people have bottles cracked over their heads. Milo roughs up a police desk clerk, grabbing him by the collar and pressing his head and torso hard up against metal bars, in order to gain admission into an evidence room. Bobby and Mahler exchange gunfire, with Bobby taking a bullet in the shoulder (with bloody results). After Mahler disarms Milo, Nicole comes to his rescue by pointing a rifle at Mahler and shooting above his head once. Mahler shoots back, Milo disarms him, and then punches him out. Milo punches a cop. Reviewed March 16, 2010 / Posted March 19, 2010

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