June 19, 2014
Directed by: Joel Hopkins; Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall; Genre: Comedy; Age: + 12; Time: 94 min
Love Punch brings together Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson as ex-husband and wife Richard and Kate whose biting banter suggests that the flames of their former relationship have not been fully extinguished. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for their retirement nest egg which is wiped out when Richard’s investment firm is defrauded and the pension fund is siphoned away. Learning that the unscrupulous French financier behind the scheme has just purchased a $10million diamond for his bride to be, the divorced duo grudgingly agree to set aside their differences, and hatch a plot to gate-crash the wedding and steal the rock.
