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Heartbreakers

4.8

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Original title

Heartbreakers

Year

2001

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

Director

David Mirkin

Screenwriter

Robert Dunn, Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur

Cast

Music

John Debney. Theme: Danny Elfman

Cinematography

Dean Semler

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Comedy. Romance | Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Max (Sigourney Weaver) and Page (Jennifer Love Hewitt) are a mother and daughter con team. The next plan is Max to seduce a wealthy men (Gene Hackman) into marrying her, and then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it's on to the next victim. Like the last one (Ray Liotta). But Page meets a fine guy (Jason Lee) and everything changes.

Awards: 2001: Satellite Awards: nominated to Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical.

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Critics' reviews

"A picture to be watched for its plot mechanics and very occasional laughs rather than with any engagement in its characters or the stakes involved"

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"'Heartbreakers' is 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' plus Gene Hackman (...) It's not a great comedy, but it's a raucous one, hard-working and ribald, and I like its spirit"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Naughty is an outdated word in an era of proud nastiness, but Heartbreakers has a slinky, teasing quality that recalls the dressed-up comedies of the studio era"

Dana Stevens: The New York Times
"An expensive imitation of older, better films from older, often better times."

Michael Wilmington: Los Angeles Times
"There's nothing wrong with the structure of Heartbreakers, but David Mirkin's direction is woefully clumsy -- and the movie's tone is nasty"

Joe Morgenstern: The Wall Street Journal
"A sporadically amusing romp modeled"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"Lacks the kind of rhythm and snap to make it work"

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE
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Heartbreakers

2001

David Mirkin

4.8

(12,983)