Rotten
This "Punch" never truly connects.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
The Love Punch
You can't pinch a diamond without stealing a few hearts.
2014 · 1h 34m
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Joel Hopkins
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The Love Punch
Overview
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.
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Rotten
Thompson is one of those rarities who shines in just about anything. Her crack timing enlivens even her worst lines.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Rotten
Alas, there are no sparks. There is no excitement. Hopkins' clumsy script simply bumbles its way past plot holes into predictabilities.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
Most everything about this movie is predictable within the first few minutes ...
Courtney Shea, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Hopkins managed a genuine delight a few years ago with "Last Chance Harvey," starring Thompson and Dustin Hoffman as two late-in-life lovers in London. But his new script has none of that wit.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
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