One for the Money
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5.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 62
  3. Negative: 23 out of 62

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  1. Mary10519
    Jan 29, 2012
    10
    Enjoyed One for the Money. One of the better romantic comedies I've seen in some time, and my husband enjoyed it too. I don't understand the vituperation and bad reviews from critics. We see 1 or 2 movies a week & this was entertaining & good fun. Should be rated accordingly.
  2. K-O428
    Jan 28, 2012
    10
    As a huge fan of the books, I really liked this movie. It was very entertaining. Katherine Heigl was a great Stephanie. For the critics who said she looks terrible (the hair, etc)...that is how the character is written...also the complaints all the shots of Rex the hamster....we fans of the books get it. Rex is very special to Stephanie needed to be included.
    I hope there will be more Ste    phanie plum movies!!… Expand
  3. Jmoses
    Jan 28, 2012
    9
    This movie is just what the books are, light entertainment. A very enjoyable way to spend a hour and a half. Now just because the actors are not who you had pictured in your mind is a normal reaction. My wife and I have read all the books including between the numbers books and enjoyed the movie a lot , it was fun talking about how the actors fit what we had pictured them in our minds but we didn't let that cloud our judgement of the movie. We both hope that they come out with a series of movies because they will get better as the characters settle in and we get to see grandma burn down the funeral home try and get a peek at who ever is laid out.… Expand
  4. emmarose
    Jan 29, 2012
    10
    Have the critics who are giving these bad reviews actually READ any of these books? Katherine Heigl is GREAT as Stephanie Plum and the movie was fun to watch. Let's hope that this undeserved negativity won't ruin the chances that we can enjoy some more of our favorite Evanovich books on the big screen!
  5. carolynd1
    Jan 29, 2012
    10
    This is why I had reviewers. They have no idea what "we" want to see. I read the book and this movie was fun to watch and held my interest. I'm glad I went, regardless of what the worthless reviewers have to say
  6. Wakko
    Feb 15, 2012
    9
    I really don't understand the harsh reviews for this movie. Saw the movie last night with my best friend and we had a blast! The characters thrown in the movie are colorful and lively, there is plot which seems to be a rarity in movies lately (which may not be terribly deep; however, it is entertaining and fun), there is story with enough background to ensure no one is confused but not bored with
    it, you learn a few fun things through the movie that you may not have
    known before, there is enough clean sexual fun without showing
    exploiting graphic nudity, and I really enjoyed the family dynamics the
    main character has to endure.

    Was the movie too short and a bit over simplified? A bit. However, with
    current audience attention spans I've observed, I definitely believe
    the movie found a great balance between it all.

    Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.    … Expand
  7. haywood
    Feb 5, 2012
    10
    I'm really having a hard time understanding the critics views on this, it was as true to the book as 1:46 can be to an 8 hour read. Fast paced, funny, well cast.. I'd vote 15 if I could, perhaps the critics are used to being paid off and the folks behind this failed to pay the toll. Interesting that last I looked it was #3 in $ at the box office,while running single digits in critical reviews. Maybe we need some critics with their finger on the pulse of movie viewers. Vote with your wallet, just go see it.… Expand
  8. TheNumber1Truth
    Feb 5, 2012
    10
    I thought this movie was better than what the critics say it was. It was funny... when I was on my way to go watch it i though t it would be a chick flick based on what i read. It probably was if my mom liked it because she usually hates going to the movie theater so i think it would be a good movie to take your mom to little sister or family just don't take a dude because it might just raise some questions of your sexuality if you take a guy to the movie theater and your a guy. But for a girl it would be a great movie!… Expand

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Metascore
22 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 14 out of 17
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
    Feb 1, 2012
    40
    Wouldn't it make more sense on basic cable? Plum screen incarnate (and film producer) Katherine Heigl got her start in TV, on Roswell and Grey's Anatomy, and her public persona – a combination of prickliness and adoration-seeking that has famously grated on viewers' and critics' nerves alike – has historically played better there.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    Jan 30, 2012
    30
    Most depressing is the spectacle of Debbie Reynolds in the de rigueur Betty White role - Hollywood having relegated seniors to the category of adorably "outrageous" while it caricatures single women as desperate updates on romance-novel heroines.
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  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jan 28, 2012
    20
    Flirty bickering is rampant but, courtesy of Heigl's inert performance, there's no heat or humor to the proceedings, just an avalanche of grating big-hair-and-bad-accent New Joisey caricatures.
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