80
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
Slick entertainment is rarely as, yes, slickly entertaining as it is in Heartbreaker, a French romantic farce that is commercial cinema at its most successful.
Heartbreaker (L'arnacoeur)
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- France,
- Monaco
- 2010
- · 105m
Director
Pascal Chaumeil
Cast
Romain Duris,
Vanessa Paradis,
Julie Ferrier,
François Damiens,
Andrew Lincoln,
Héléna Noguerra
Genre
Romance,
Comedy
Alex is a professional heartbreaker: hire him, and he'll seduce any unhappy woman into falling in love with him (and out of love with her current partner) before disappearing. But when a wealthy businessman asks him to break off his daughter's wedding in 10 days, he realizes he might be outmatched after meeting the bride, the first woman able to resist his charm.
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80
Movieline by Stephanie Zacharek
American romantic comedies have become so dismal over the past 20 years that it wouldn't be hard for even the Romanian film industry to show us up. I'm still waiting for the great Romanian romantic comedy (and hey, it could be out there), but for now, France saves the day with Heartbreaker.
80
Variety by Jordan Mintzer
Combining the glamour of "To Catch a Thief" with the ruckus of a Ben Stiller movie, TV vet Pascal Chaumeil's French Riviera-set intrigue stars Romain Duris.
80
Boxoffice Magazine by Wade Major
A whipsmart twist on a particular kind of romantic comedy.
80
Empire
A romantic-comedy that packs charm, humour and warmth in spades.
80
Empire by Liz Beardsworth
A romantic-comedy that packs charm, humour and warmth in spades.
75
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Heartbreaker is like a caper comedy meets "The Bodyguard" - it's winsome and accomplished fluff.
75
New York Post by Kyle Smith
Splashed with Monte Carlo glamour, physical comedy and nimble scams, the movie rolls along enjoyably to its goofy but endearing big scene: an homage to "Dirty Dancing."
75
Orlando Sentinel by Roger Moore
Sweet and sunny (Lots of English language pop tunes) and laugh-out-loud silly and well worth seeing before Hollywood remakes it with somebody like Matthew McConaughey in the title role.
70
The New Yorker by David Denby
Heartbreaker, which begins as a Hollywood-style caper and turns into a romantic comedy, is no more than a luxurious trifle. But it is also enjoyable for the vast difference in temperament between its two stars.
70
Chicago Reader by Cliff Doerksen
It's fun to watch the habitually intense Duris relax somewhat in a light comedy role, and director Pascal Chaumeil gets good mileage out of the team's ridiculously elaborate con games.
50
The A.V. Club by Nathan Rabin
Heartbreaker relies far too heavily on the charm and attractiveness of romantic leads whose chemistry is lukewarm at best to sell a groaning collection of rom-com clichés.
50
Village Voice by Melissa Anderson
There's trouble in Paradis-and in a script that prizes frenzy over any actual feeling.
40
Time Out by Joshua Rothkopf
Here's a film that definitely wants to play Hollywood dress-up.
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