The Love Punch
Seen it?2014 | 94 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (29% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Thomas Crown Affair, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
Retirement at last! Middle-aged and divorced, company owner Richard Jones is looking forward to a worry-free existence as he arrives at his office on his last day of work. Much to his dismay, he discovers that the management buyout of his company was fraudulent. The company is now bankrupt and the employee pension fund — including his own — has been embezzled. Enlisting the help of his ex-wife Kate, Richard sets out to track down the shady businessman behind the fraud.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joel Hopkins
- Emma ThompsonKate
- Pierce BrosnanRichard
- Celia ImriePen
- Timothy SpallJerry
- Louise BourgoinManon Fontaine
- Laurent LafitteVincent Kruger
- Marisa BerensonClothilde
- Olivier ChantreauJean-Baptiste Durain
- Ellen ThomasDoreen
- Tuppence MiddletonSophie