A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them.
The by-the-numbers plotting is a little clunky but there's fun to be had in the cast's easy chemistry.
The Love Punch makes a virtue of its leads’ considerable charm and gorgeous French locations but is tonally wonky, comedically creaky and confuses light-as-a-soufflé with just plain silly.
Brosnan and Thompson generate enjoyably sparky chemistry in this breezy middle-aged heist comedy with clear designs on the grey pound.
There are some guffaws and the actors look as if they're enjoying the Riviera locations, but dignity is in short supply.
The accomplished cast do their considerable best. Likable fun.
The result is a moderately amusing diversion that coasts by on the charm of its cast. It might just put a spring in your step.
Repressed suburban felonry is not a bad basis for a screwball romcom, and Brosnan and Thompson seem hell-bent on a good time, but Joel Hopkins’ broad, lazy script is no sparkler.
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