The Bounty Hunter
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 19, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
22
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
26
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Arizona RepublicKerry Lengel
As formula films go, The Bounty Hunter is more enjoyable than most, even if it packs in as many cliches as any. Read full review
50
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. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The mishmash ends up as a thoroughly unfunny adult cartoon. Read full review
40
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. Read full review
40
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. Read full review
38
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
Aniston doesn’t bring her old A-game to this. But at least she’s not quiet and reserved and no-energy, her approach to too many roles of late. Butler makes the most of his Neanderthal rut. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Why, oh, why, was this movie necessary? Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
We have to take the sexual tension on faith, as with everything in this formulaic glob of a script. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Tennant aims for a contemporary version of "The Thin Man," wedding the banter of sparring spouses with sleuth work. To say that he falls short of the mark is understatement. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The Bounty Hunter does give Christine Baranski, as an Atlantic City entertainer and Mama Aniston, another opportunity to enthrall us with her drag-queenliness. Read full review
38
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike Scott
Even if The Bounty Hunter is more plot-driven than your standard romantic comedy, it's never quite as funny as it should be. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyBrian Miller
The script has all the spunk of Ikea-bookcase assembly instructions. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Inexplicably, Butler continues to get work in romantic comedies despite his limited range and boorish persona. Read full review
30
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. Read full review
30
The New YorkerDavid Denby
The only thing that Butler and Aniston have in common, however, is identical Aruba-bronze skin tones: they seem to have been sprayed with the same can. Read full review
25
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin Wilson
Perhaps tracking down the folks responsible for this film should be Milo's next assignment. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Yes, it's every bit as brainless as the trailers suggest. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Tennant and his actors have done the bare minimum to carry their lifeless movie past the finish line, and their apathy reads a lot like contempt. Read full review
25
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
If there's anything to like about The Bounty Hunter, it's Christine Baranski doing a Joan Rivers impersonation. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
A painfully contrived romantic comedy/thriller that may (or may not) have brought Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston together as a real-life couple. Read full review
25
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. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleAmy Biancolli
Works overtime for just a handful of chuckles and a few big yuks. Read full review
25
Tampa Bay TimesSteve Persall
None of these complaints would matter if The Bounty Hunter possessed even a smidgen of inspired comedy. It doesn't. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
This synthetic comedy is instantly grating. Read full review
20
SalonStephanie Zacharek
A comedy of remarriage that makes divorce look like a state of grace. Read full review
20
Boxoffice MagazineMark Keizer
If "Midnight Run" and "His Girl Friday" had an unwanted, mutant baby, it would be The Bounty Hunter, a romantic comedy where the jokes sputter and die immediately after exiting the character’s mouths. Read full review
20
Time OutLisa Rosman
You know it’s bad when a caper comedy makes you long for the Goldie Hawn–Chevy Chase showcases of yore. Read full review
12
Washington PostDan Kois
Slack when it should be tight, dull when it needs to be sharp, The Bounty Hunter represents a failed attempt to make an Elmore Leonard movie without having to pay Elmore Leonard money. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle Smith
Someday, The Bounty Hunter and last month’s “Cop Out” will be featured in a cable movie double bill as the two worst 1988 films of 2010. Read full review
0
Christian Science MonitorAndy Klein
At points, the film sinks below the level of competent. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Barely worthy of a legitimate theatrical release. Read full review
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