Train Wrecks

We tried watching One for the Money the other night. I had a feeling it was going to be bad, but I didn’t expect it to be that bad. We barely made it through half an hour, it was so painful to watch. From the complete miscasting of pretty much all the actors (I use that word really loosely when it comes to the “star”, Katherine Heigl) to the acting, directing, screenplay, and just about everything else, we both decided not to finish watching it, and to just send it back from whence it came (Netflix). It needs to be labeled “unwatchable”.

Debbie Reynolds gave a good try as Grandma Mazur, but she didn't quite show enough grit and wildness.

And, the only good New Jersey accent I heard came from Louis Mustillo, who played Stephanie's father. Wrong. He should have played Cousin Vinnie. He was believable, they just didn't give him the right part. Louis does a terrific job on the Mike & Molly sitcom, along with all the rest of the crew on that show.

Also, Ranger smiled. Ranger never smiles.

This could have been the birth of a new series, based on Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels, but it died on the vine.