In this interview they talk about beauty standards in hollywood, and how. It delivers all youd hope for from the sublime combination of emma thompson and celia imrie, and thats a pretty tall order. Its very hard to dislike, just as its hard to actually really like. Pierce brosnan s and emma thompson s reputations certainly take a hit on this one. Pierce brosnan and emma thompson have started filming their new romantic comedy love punch in france in the movie thompson and brosnan play a divorced couple who are forced to reunite after. This is a light and frothy romp, a mildly farcical romcom crossed with a caper movie. A couple weeks ago emma thompson was left in stitches as she enjoyed a sail with her costar pierce brosnan. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan headline the love punch. Jun, 2012 emma thompson was left in stitches as she enjoyed a sail with her costar pierce brosnan earlier. A drama about a cambridge poetry professor who begins to reevaluate his life of byronic excess. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan star as a divorced couple who need to steal a diamond during a french riviera wedding in joel hopkins latest. Pics produced by process medias tim perell and nicola usborne with love punch limiteds jean charles levy and radar films. Emma thompson in pink and pierce brosnan dark jacket in the love punch. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan make this robtherich romcom work fun, sun, and a righteous robbery make a glittering showcase for a witty cast.
Unfunny love punch is beneath stars brosnan and thompson. Spanning locations in paris, london and the french riviera the love punch brings together pierce brosnan mama mia and academyaward winner emma thompson. A quirky, british, middleaged romcom, wrapped around a heist movie, with lots of nicely integrated filmic references making the most of piers brosnan s dark past. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan two of my absolutely favorites looking sartorially splendid. During an interview at last falls toronto international film festival, emma thompson and pierce brosnan didnt know their romcom caper the love punch was going to be hitting theatres in the. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan team up in the love punch. The film was released theatrically in the united kingdom on. Apr 22, 2014 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. May 23, 2014 during an interview at last falls toronto international film festival, emma thompson and pierce brosnan didnt know their romcom caper the love punch was going to be hitting theatres in the. 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. The love punch stars pierce brosnan and emma thompson. Survivor is directed by james mcteigueand also stars pierce brosnan, dylan mcdermott, angela bassett and robert forster.
Richard and kate plot their plan on how to get their money back. Brosnan achieved international stardom for playing james bond in 4 bond movies. A longdivorced couple plots a jewel heist on the french riviera in the love punch which manages to be excruciatingly unfunny despite the presence of pierce brosnan and emma thompson. Apr 17, 2014 thompson and pierce brosnan play kate and richard, a bickering divorced couple who face poverty in their retirement years because a sinister plutocrat has bought richards company and done a. Pierce brosnan, back in fine doublebreasted fettle, is richard, a business executive ready for blissful early retirement. From left, timothy spall, celia imrie, emma thompson and pierce brosnan star in the love punch. Stop selling me this sht, says the wonderful emma thompson and pierce brosnan. May 23, 2014 because the scheme takes them to paris and then to cannes and its surroundings, the exspouses, kate emma thompson and richard pierce brosnan, slowly rekindle the spark. Survivor is directed by james mcteigue and also stars pierce brosnan, dylan mcdermott, angela bassett and robert forster. Pierce brosnan, emma thompson, jessi cruickshank pierce. Richard pierce brosnan and kate jones emma thompson are divorcees with two children sophie and matt.
Sep 25, 20 emma thompson and pierce brosnan, the love punch emma thompson and pierce brosnan star in the love punch, a comedy centered on a divorced couple who undertake a robbery. The sassy emma thompson and alwayscharming pierce brosnan star as a divorced couple in the love punch. A gloriously jolly romp starring pierce brosnan, celia imrie, timothy spall and the marvellous emma thompson who is nothing short of a national treasure. Its only oldfashioned in the sense that writerdirector. Pierce brosnan isnt afraid to poke fun at himself or his age or his time playing james bond and thomas crowne in the pursuit of a good laugh. With pierce brosnan, salma hayek, jessica alba, malcolm mcdowell. Watch the love punch movie trailer, a romantic comedy starring pierce brosnan and emma thompson opening in may 2014. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan go for knockout in the love. Pierce brosnan, milla jovovich, james darcy, dylan mcdermott, emma thompson. Before playing bond, his most famous role was playing ben pearson on the television show remington steel 19821987.
The story of rekindled romance between a divorced couple, putting a new spin on retirement. 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. Wholly engaging, great fun, and rather clever little. 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. In new movie the love punch, emma thompson and pierce brosnan play a divorced couple who come up with a plan to recover money stolen from them by stealing a diamond in france. Emma thompson mixes with the stylish pack at london fashion week. 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 have good chemistry and are very believable as richard and kate, and celia imrie and timothy spall are equally good in the smaller roles of the friendsneighbours. 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. Love punch, starring pierce brosnan and emma thompson. John preston is a british agent with the task of preventing the russians detonating a nuclear explosion next to an american base in the uk. Ketchup entertainment acquired the romantic comedy the love punch with pierce brosnan, emma thompson, timothy spall and celia imrie.
A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan team up as exes who become partners in crime in the love punch romp. Pierce brendan brosnan was born in drogheda, county louth, ireland, to may smith, a nurse, and thomas brosnan, a carpenter. 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. Emma thompson, 54, and pierce brosnan, 60, roll back the years at the love punch premiere. Richard has just been left by his much younger lover for a man half his age. This is a lighthearted tale based on a fairly serious premise of a company being taken over and and stripped of its assets without a single thought of whats going to happen to the employees. The film, scripted and directed by last chance harvey helmer joel hopkins, made its premiere at toronto last month. The actress looked happy and relaxed as she posed in loosefitting patterned trousers.
The 53yearold actress was seen bursting into fits of laughter while the pair shot scenes for. May 25, 2014 pierce brosnan and emma thompson team up in joel hopkins romantic comedy caper, the love punch, about a divorced couple who embark on a whirlwind action adventure across europe to recover their. The love punch emma thompson and pierce brosnan deserve better than this creaky heistcaper comedy from last chance harvey director joel hopkins. Pierce brosnan sits down on a backless love seat, folds one knee over the other, and practically topples over.
Starring emma thompson, pierce brosnan, timothy spall and celia imrie. The love punch movie clip skype 2014 pierce brosnan, emma thompson comedy hd duration. The love punch trailer new british comedy starring pierce. He lived in navan, county meath, until he moved to england, uk, at an early age thus explaining his ability to play men from both backgrounds convincingly. The love punch 2014 divorcees pierce brosnan, emma thompson enlist the aid of a married couple to get their stolen retirement money back from a corrupt french businessman. The russians are hoping this will shatter the special relationship between the two countries. After their retirement nest egg goes belly up, richard.
Im sure the location in southern france was a major draw during a stretch of free time. His father left the household when pierce was a child and. The love punch stars pierce brosnan and emma thompson the. 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 brosnan, milla jovovich, james darcy, dylan mcdermott, emma thompson, angela bassett, robert foster, james mcteigue. May 23, 2014 the us trailer has been released for the british caper comedy the love punch, starring pierce brosnan and emma thompson. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan go for knockout in the.
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. In the film, the two discover their retirement fund has been stolen so they take it. The story of rekindled romance between a divorced couple, putting a new spin on retirement while taking a poke at modern. Toronto title the love punch with pierce brosnan, emma. The love punch official trailer 1 2014 pierce brosnan, emma thompson movie hd by movieclips indie. Feb, 2014 the sassy emma thompson and alwayscharming pierce brosnan star as a divorced couple in the love punch. The love punch trailer emma thompson and pierce brosnan.
Emma thompson was left in stitches as she enjoyed a sail with her costar pierce brosnan earlier. Pierce brosnan and emma thompson on the red carpet for the love punch. Survivor is a 2015 britishamerican action spy thriller film directed by james mcteigue and written by philip shelby. Written and directed by last chance harveys joel hopkins, the film casts brosnan and thompson as a divorced couple who are forced to team up when they dis. Divorcees pierce brosnan, emma thompson enlist the aid of a married couple to get their stolen. Because the scheme takes them to paris and then to cannes and its surroundings, the exspouses, kate emma thompson and richard pierce brosnan, slowly rekindle the spark. Jul 21, 2014 stop selling me this sht, says the wonderful emma thompson and pierce brosnan. The plot is farcicial, and it is hard to have good acting with plotlines and scenes that cannot be perceived in even distant reality.
Shattered butterfly on a wheel 2007 the matador 2005 after the sunset. Kate is enjoying her freedom and joins an online dating service where she befriends a frenchman with similar tastes and his own boat. I adore pierce brosnan and have seen almost all his films. Emma thompson and pierce brosnan amazingly honest interview. Divorced, middleaged richard jones pierce brosnan is looking forward to a. All four principals are having noticeably good fun. There was a fantastic piece that peter sellers did, she says. In the film, the two discover their retirement fund has been stolen so they take it into. 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.
Emma thompson, as quietly, elegantly amused as ever, is kate, his exwife. 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. Brosnan is a naturalised citizen of united states, where he has lived most of his life, after having been raised in ireland and later the united kingdom. With pierce brosnan, emma thompson, timothy spall, celia imrie. Thibault grabherr you know how many movies emma thompson. Kate emma thompson and richard pierce brosnan are a middle aged separated couple.
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