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Heartbreaker(L'arnacoeur)

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France, Monaco · 2010
1h 45m
Director Pascal Chaumeil
Starring Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier, François Damiens
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

Empire by

A romantic-comedy that packs charm, humour and warmth in spades.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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