Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

studioAT Emma Thomson said in the publicity interviews for this film that it marked a return of films that made you happy from start to finish. Sadly I can't agree with this sentiment as for me 'The Love Punch' was nothing more than four very good actors doing highly irrational things.It has a flimsy and improbable plot and then tries to be a middle aged version of Oceans Eleven, with a healthy dose of Pink Panther thrown in for good measure.Why didn't they get a lawyer involved? Why are they so happy for their son to regularly break the law through hacking? For a film that is supposed to be going against the gross out comedy grain why are there so many sexual jokes? All these questions and more remain unanswered in this flimsy film's relatively short running time.It's a great shame that director Joel Hopkins and Emma Thomson couldn't follow up their previous collaboration (Last Chance Harvey) with something of equal standard.

atlasmb In promotion of this film, Emma Thompson did an interview with Entertainment Weekly in which she lamented the "vulgar" comedies of the day. I think we know what she is referring to. Films about bodily functions. Scenes of crass nudity. Comedies seemingly targeted at the fraternity crowd. Anything by Seth Rogan."The Love Punch", as she was implying, is the antidote. It's the story of two older exes who reunite for a noble cause--to regain their retirement funds, which were callously liquidated by the young CEO of a predatory French company, Lexon. Emma Thompson plays the ex-wife, Kate Jones. Pierce Brosnan plays the ex-husband, Richard Jones, the owner of a company that was recently purchased by the French company. He is looking forward to his retirement years, until he is blindsided by the tyranny of Lexon.He has to admit to his ex-wife that their retirement funds are gone, threatening their golden years and the college funds of their children. This is the setup that triggers a parody of "Mission Impossible", in which the couple reunites in a scheme to steal a celebrated diamond. They are assisted by their long-married friends, humorously played by Celia Imrie and Timothy Spall.The unlikely foursome are the soul of unsuave and uncool, and that is the source of most of the comedy in this cute film. It's a light-hearted, kind film that offers later-life observations about the concept of length-of-life romance. I also love the soundtrack, which defines the tone of the film with pinpoint precision.This film could appeal to anyone, but those who can relate to Empty Nest Syndrome and the challenges of Retirement are its primary audience.

edwagreen Asinine comedy showing that Emma Thompson, the actress who signs the anti-Israel petitions in real life and Pierce Brosnan, aren't really adept at comedy at all.The story line deals with an upper class divorced couple who discover that all their assets have literally been taken from them by a young shrewd man who bought the company that her husband works for. All the employees are up the creek, or it appears that way.Naturally, Brosnan and Thompson team up to gain revenge on the man who has just married. They go to France to steal valuable diamonds and come into all sorts of comical situations, many of whom are inane and ridiculous.

Rogcust An honest to goodness fun British comedy. Brosnan and Thomson are very funny with great backup from Timothy Spall and Celia Imrey. Great to see a film with a story, albeit simple, but with well crafted script. There are several scenes mimicking some great movies and the tongue in cheek way the whole story is put together brings a lot of smiles and some very funny laugh out loud moments. There are a lot of films currently available that are nowhere near as funny as this one, although critics ratings often seem to describe them otherwise. Haven'T seen any film critic reviews for this film, but I am sure it would not fit with the stuffy and serious ilk that befits the modern critics seem to think we may like.