One for the money and two for the show, and a decent one it was. When you mix gorgeous and clueless you get Stephanie Plum, the broke and determined woman with a new job as a rookie bounty hunter. Based on the best-selling novel by Janet Evanovich, “One for the Money” — though by no means amazing — was a pleasant surprise.

Plum is wonderfully portrayed by Katherine Heigl. Heigl went from a bridesmaid with 27 dresses to a “Grey’s Anatomy” doctor, and now to the sexy, not-so-smart bounty hunter. Heigl usually plays the tough cookie, misunderstood gal, and this movie proved no different.

At first, I did not think that Heigl was accurately portraying Plum. The dorky character did not seem to fit Heigl’s strikingly good looks. It turned out okay though, since she presented Plum as oblivious, feeble, and untrained in the art of bounty hunting.

I betted correctly that Heigl’s movie would be something quite modest compared to her 17 or more films, where her typical character has become stereotyped over and over. Nevertheless, her role in the movie was well-played.

The Jersey girl Plum goes after wanted local cop, Joe Morelli, who also happens to be her old high school heartthrob. Morelli is played by Jason O’Mara, who has been on TV dramas such as “Life on Mars” and “Criminal Minds.”

Heigl and O’Mara complement each other well, throwing quirky dialog at each other and making the movie humorous.

The movie starts out to appear as though it is strictly comedy, but it rolls into a combination of comedy, suspense, and action.

While the movie did get more serious as it went along, there was always a character ready to provide some comic relief. Midway though, it was hardcore mystery, where Plum became the all-knowing centerpiece to the case and became more involved. That was when I realized it was not terrible, but a truly good crime movie.

In fact, it was great that Heigl expanded her usual horizon of the romantic comedy protagonist. It was quite refreshing for her to do an action.

On that note, I was surprised that the movie had more depth in its storyline than I would have imagined. I expected a dry-as-air plot where Heigl just ran around as a hot bounty hunter, but really it spun out with exciting twists at almost every part of the movie.

It played out like a mystery with a crime at hand to solve, with Plum stumbling her way from fact to fact. She interacts with various interesting with several characters each displaying their own comedic role. So despite the stereotypical character roles and the unexceptional plotline, it was pleasant.

I would not recommend paying the ten dollars to see it; catch it on DVD.

While there were some bright moments, it was not particularly unique. It was quite entertaining and blissfully impractical. The movie was not all that memorable and now, just a couple of hours after the movie, I am already starting to forget it. Katherine Heigl did a good job, but that’s pretty much it.