Survivor is a 2015 britishamerican action spy thriller film directed by james mcteigue and written by philip shelby. Pierce brosnan and emma thompson on the red carpet for the love punch. The love punch is simplistic, ill thought out and riddled with errors. Pierce brosnan and emma thompson team up in joel hopkins romantic comedy caper, the love punch, about a divorced couple who embark on. Unfunny love punch is beneath stars brosnan and thompson. The love punch official trailer 1 2014 pierce brosnan. Richard has just been left by his much younger lover for a man half his age. Love punch, starring pierce brosnan and emma thompson.
They have been filming their new film love punch in the south of france and judging from todays pictures theres little doubt the film will be a comedy. The film was released theatrically in the united kingdom on. Spanning locations in paris, london and the french riviera the love punch brings together pierce brosnan mama mia and academyaward winner emma. A longdivorced couple plots a jewel heist on the french riviera in the love punch which manages to be excruciatingly unfunny despite the. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan attend the love punch. September 20 beim toronto international film festival. After their retirement nest egg goes belly up, richard.
In writerdirector joel hopkins british heist comedy, the love punch, emma thompson and pierce brosnan team up on screen for the first time as bickering divorcees kate and richard jones. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan team up in the love punch. With pierce brosnan, emma thompson, timothy spall, celia imrie. As the love punch opens, pierce brosnan discusses bad. Love punch brings together pierce brosnan and emma thompson. The love punch, starring emma thompson and pierce brosnan, acquired by ketchup entertainment. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan make this robtherich romcom work fun, sun, and a righteous robbery make a glittering showcase for a witty cast. I liked this film, its one time to watch, good movie. Pierce brosnan, emma thompson, jessi cruickshank zimbio. Thats what the premise of the comedy the love punch sets forth in the first trailer for the film starring pierce brosnan and emma thompson. In the film, the two discover their retirement fund has been stolen so they take it. The love punch stars pierce brosnan and emma thompson. Its only oldfashioned in the sense that writerdirector. There was a fantastic piece that peter sellers did, she says.
Pierce brosnan on finally working with emma thompson in joel hopkins romantic romp eddie murphy cries at good times, leslie odom jr. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan attend the love punch press conference during the 20 toronto international film festival held at tiff bell lightbox on september 12, 20 in toronto, canada. In the comedy the love punch, a couple worried about their nest egg decide to steal a diamond. The both of them will play a divorced couple who reluctantly join together to take on a businessman that has stolen their pension. Set in the french riviera the love punch brings together pierce brosnan and emma thompson in a feelgood romantic comedy about an estranged couple who, after having their pension stolen by a crooked businessman, must reunite to steal it back. The love punch official trailer 1 2014 pierce brosnan, emma thompson movie hd a divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them. The love punch emma thompson and pierce brosnan deserve better than this creaky heistcaper comedy from last chance harvey director joel hopkins. Starting his career with a television film murphys stroke in 1973, pierce brosnan received his big career breakthrough in the mid 90s with the film golden eye, the. Theres herbal teas that hit harder than the love punch, a jewel heist comedy for retirees that has pierce brosnan and emma thompson rattling off to. Thibault grabherr you know how many movies emma thompson made in 20. The difference is that this pierce brosnan is not a badass spy, but an ordinary businessman with three equally illequipped coconspirators.
Pierce brosnan and emma thompson stay young at heart as a divorced couple plotting a jewel heist in this british channelhopping comedy. Pierce brosnan and emma thompson hatch a plan in the love punch. Thr informs us that pierce brosnan and emma thompson have signed on for love punch, a romantic comedy from british writerdirector joel hopkins. Pierce brosnan on finally working with emma thompson in. Well, that and emma thompson and pierce brosnan as a divorced couple who head to paris after being screwed out of their pension by their companys new owners. A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them. I was never good enough as bond once he was bond, in his latest role hes a retiree turned diamond robber. It didnt drum up much buzz during its toronto international film festival debut, but this year will see the release of the heist comedy the love punch, which brings together pierce brosnan and emma thompson. Richard pierce brosnan and kate jones emma thompson are divorcees with two children sophie and matt. Pierce brosnan and emma thompson, waiting to talk about their romantic caper comedy, the love punch, which is finally opening in toronto on may 23.
The film is a perfect fit for the ketchup slate, and. Milla jovovich action is always good to watch, and pierce brosnan can never be disappointing with his roles. The sassy emma thompson and alwayscharming pierce brosnan star as a divorced couple in the love punch. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Wie in alten zeiten pierce brosnan, emma thompson trailer kritik. When richards company is sold to a corrupt french businessman, vincent laurent lafitte, they go to paris and confront vincent, where vincent does not deny all the things he did illegally.
From left, timothy spall, celia imrie, emma thompson and pierce brosnan star in the love punch. Online your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Pierce brosnan and emma thompson have started filming their new romantic comedy love punch in france. The love punch official trailer 1 2014 pierce brosnan, emma thompson movie hd. Dakota fanning, emma thompson, julie walters, tom sturridge, david suchet, greg wise, claudia cardinale, robbie. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan had apparently wanted to work together for years but had been waiting for the right project to come along. Pierce brosnan is an irish actor and film producer best known as the sixth actor to play james bond, and arguably the most widely known bond in the history of cinema. Richard brosnan is a businessman whose companys pension fund is wiped out by a villainous banker, so he heads to paris with exwife kate thompson in search of redress. Kate is enjoying her freedom and joins an online dating service where she befriends a frenchman with similar tastes and his own boat.
Emma thompson mixes with the stylish pack at london fashion week. Joel hopkins, with whom thompson worked on last chance harvey, granted their wish. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan two of my absolutely favorites looking sartorially splendid. Although the film could be better in many ways if we put intense logics in every scene and action. Coming from director joel hopkins, who last delivered the respectable dustin hoffmanled last chance harvey, weve now got the first trailer. Pierce brosnan sits down on a backless love seat, folds one knee over the other, and practically topples over. G ood call by emma thompson, who baled out at the eleventhhour from this copperbottomed terroristthemed stinker. The love punch stars emma thompson and pierce brosnan as a divorced couple who still vaguely have the hots for each other and somehow decide to go on a jewelstealing caper with their pals.
Pierce brosnans 10 best movies emma thompson and pierce brosnan had apparently wanted to work together for years but had been waiting for the right project to come along. The actress looked happy and relaxed as she posed in loosefitting patterned trousers. In the movie thompson and brosnan play a divorced couple who are. Kate emma thompson and richard pierce brosnan are a middle aged separated couple. Its very hard to dislike, just as its hard to actually really like. Vor zwei jahren war pierce brosnan in susanne biers feelgoodfilm love is all you need zu sehen. The love punch official trailer 1 2014 pierce brosnan, emma. Why two such excellent actors as pierce and emma thompson would star in this pathetic movie is beyond me it isnt funny, and it isnt remotely believable. Shes an oscar winner and hes a former james bond so its a surprise emma thompson and pierce brosnan have never worked together. I adore pierce brosnan and have seen almost all his films. Pierce brosnan and emma thompson photos photos actors pierce brosnan, emma thompson and tv personality jessi cruickshank attend love punch premiere at roy thomson hall on.