Okay so, the Stephanie Plum series is my favorite book series!
And I was super excited when I saw that they were making a movie out of the first book!
(Came upon the trailer over at tales of a rambling redhead)
But I'm sorely disappointed.
Here are my problem.
A. I love Katherine Heigl, but she's too perfectly pretty (and naturally blonde) to be Stephanie Plum!
B. The guy they have playing Ranger? Not nearly sexy or manly enough to pull off the character. And he's kind of ruining my mental Ranger image!
C. Grandma Mazur (played by Debbie Reynolds) is supposed to be this little waif of an old lady, who's crazy and awesome, and scary, all at the same time. (Debbie Reynolds is just too classy to pull it off!!)
D. Joe Morelli is not Irish. (Anyone see a problem there?)
And really the whole thing is cast terribly, terribly wrong.
Some options that (I think) would have been better suited.
Joe Morelli:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
Michael Weatherly |
Okay so maybe the second over the first (ya know, cause of the whole Irish thing). But either would have been better than what was chosen. Nothing against Jason O'Mara I just don't think this was his character.
Ranger:
The Rock |
Now, he's not the perfect casting either. But he puts off that same sexy dangerous ora that Ranger does in the books, and I can totally see it working.
Grandma Mazur:
Cloris Leachman |
Betty White |
Cloris Leachman just fits the part perfectly. And Betty White is just plain badass!
Stephanie Plum:
Alyssa Milano |
She might be too perfectly pretty too, but I've seen her be rough, and I've heard her Jersey accent. It would have worked! (And possibly Sandra Bullock as another option.)
Honestly I could go on to recast the entire move except for maybe the parents, they seemed decently cast. But I really was disappointed by the trailer. I'll still see the movie, but I don't think it will be a go to the movies viewing.