I think Julia Roberts would have been an incredible Stephanie...
......too bad that she would be too old to even be considered.....even though she is not old by any means!!
shareSandra Bullock as Stephani.
Christopher Meloni as Morelli.
Benjamin Bratt as Ranger.
Betty White or Olympia Dukakis as Grandma Mazur.
Danny Aiello as Stephnie's dad.
Kath Bates as Stephnie's mom.
Sherry Shepard was perfectly cast.
rating: 1/10
Perfect cast list :) Today, that cast would push the budget over 100 million dollars, though with a better screenwriter and director (Christ, imagine what Soderberg could have done with this material with Julia Roberts as Steph?) the domestic box office would double that, instead of what happened here.
I think the problem is that they treated Evanovich's material like it was Danielle steel or (most) Stephen King, and they tried to make this film on the cheap. Couple that with the Lifetime Network casting, and it was clear they were targeting a TV audience. The pacing was so poor, the exposition sloppy, and the execution lackluster.
So yeah, Evanovich's stories and characters deserved much better.
Still, watching it from the perspective of someone who didn't know the source material, it was a fun Sunday afternoon kind of movie. Fluffy like cotton candy, and as forgettable afterwards.
(and Katherine Heigl is charming)
that may be a good cast list, i'm not denying that but Sandra Bullock would also be to old for the cast, even though she also isn't old. it makes sense to cast someone who is about 30 years old & "KH" is about that age. she's what 33 now.
& if they keep making these films she can age along with the character "Bullock' is in her 40's now.
How about Kat Dennings as Stephanie Plum? She's funny and at least You'd have something to look at.
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