inspectors71 Maybe it's because I find Katherine Heigl a woman so radiantly lovely I can't get overly concerned about her reputation for being a Satanic wart-hog diva. I can't understand why the hostility toward One for the Money, wherein Heigl is newbie skip tracer Stephanie Plum.I can't comprehend why a movie that has some decent soul, a good amount of humor, and captures the essence of Janet Evanovich's heroine and cast of characters is so reviled.I can tell you that I've read a few of Evanovich's Plum books, and I didn't have trouble blending what I saw in my mind's eye with the film-maker's vision. Since I am, at heart, a pig, I also can imagine Heigl cuffed to her shower curtain rod and it's an R-rated movie.Sudsy!

Genivieve DeClare It was fun. I haven't read the books so I had no expectations. It playslike a good TV pilot. Mild (by today's standard) violence, PG sex and language, attractive and effective casting, decent story. What's not to like unless you're an devote of the books and find the whole thing underwhelming. The thing is it was funny and the characters likable, especially the supporting and bit parts. Heigl gets better with age and I thought she pulled off the lovable loser thing pretty well given that she's a 10's 10. Shakespeare it ain't or even close to being in a class with 'Prime Suspect',The Fall' or 'Engrenages' ('Spiral'). Never mind, it's more like the 'Rockford Files' and, frankly, a bit of welcome relief from the relentless striving for the absurd, faux gritty, self-important pretensions of way too many crime sagas of recent memory. I would love to see more. I think TV suits this incarnation and sequels seem a stretch given the cost and the fact that all the top critics (a sorrier and more bitter lot could not be found) hated it for all their usual insecure, pusillanimous and anti- fun reasons. An 'R' version with a little more chaos, menace and sex wouldn't be unwelcome. Heigl (The Producer)needs to take the 'gloves' off (so to speak) to sell this thing. All I can say is grow up honey and get jiggy with it. It's worth it, I promise, and the world will be a better place.

Dwight Bennett Well done, well paced. Read all of the books. Really glad to see it brought to life. The only problem was with "Grandma" who was too young and not eccentric enough and too glamorous. Everybody has character anticipation when the book moves to the screen. Katherine Heigl was perfect for the part. The movie flowed and hung together. The characters were funny and unique, easily likable and memorable. There was chemistry between the characters, that was obvious. Compared to the long list of throw-away movies flooding the market these days, it was like a breath of fresh air. I always like movies about Jersey, and this one a great one. It didn't take itself too seriously, and portrayed the area, the accents, the locals the eccentricity to a tee. An easy movie to watch and enjoy.

Joey Narain It is not often these days for Hollywood to produce such a dark and visceral crime drama as One for the Money. It is a work that has solidified itself in the canon of its genre. Set in the crime infested Alaskan city of Anchorage, Katherine Heigl portrays a hardened gumshoe looking for a shred of humanity as she journeys through a sordid world full of urban decadence and human filth.The plot is simple; there has been a string of rape/homicides of blonde females in Anchorage. Heigl has been put on the case due to her background in Special Forces. Once the wheels are in motion, what unfolds is perhaps one of the most authentic and poignant stories about the human condition, in the history of film.Like an anaconda slithering through a swamp, we witness Heigl navigate through her gritty world with ease as she sifts through semen covered crime scenes, sells crack to junkies in exchange for information, and engages in a lustful love-hate relationship with a diabetic stripper named Myrtle. After viewing this film for the fifth time, I can safely say that there hasn't been a more raw and honest depiction of a flawed, inner city, homicide detective, since the character of Detective Ventura in the 1994 Jim Carrey classic.As for her home life, when Heigl is not making pasta salad or cleaning the blood and semen off of her clothing, she soaks in the tub and reminisces about her high school days as a star running back. As the warm water absorbs her pain it becomes clear that an obvious question still haunts her; could she have gone further in her athletic career if she didn't have to drop out of high school to avenge her father's suicide? Perhaps. But the answer to that doesn't matter anymore. All that matters is the work. This is the life she has chosen. And there is a savage killer out there that needs to be brought to justice.The ending of this monumental film is nothing short of unapologetic and bold. It is revealed that Heigl had been the killer all along; raping the women, murdering them and then covering them in semen that she stole from her neighbor, John Leguizamo(plays himself). After she is arrested, she is immediately released and walks away scot-free due to her diplomatic immunity. Like all of the great stories of our time, in the end we are left wanting more as Heigl drives off into the sunset blasting Beyonce's "All the Single Ladies"; a song that once again calls attention to the film's underlying central theme that in this life, we are all alone. We are all single ladies.It would be a bloody, semen drenched crime if Hollywood did not to make a sequel to such a majestic piece of cinema.It should also be said that the masterful cinematography in this film represents the essence of what visual storytelling should aspire to be. I commend the director on his decision to shoot the entire film on a gopro.