Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

paul2001sw-1 Often I wonder at how much better films made in continental Europe often seem to be than typical English-language movies; of course, part of the explanation may simply be that, as a resident of England, one only tends to see the best of European cinema. And as if to prove the point, here comes 'Hertabreaker', a film whose sole raison d'etre appears to be to demonstrate that the French can make a romantic comedy every bit as drearily predicable as the Americans. All the expected elements are here: the grand wedding, the affluent backdrop, the preposterously constructed plot, the nymphomaniac best friend, the character who falls in love without meaning to, the heavy reliance on a familiar soundtrack, and of course, the eventual, inevitable choice between two very different men. Just as predictable is the absence of any real laughs. Right at the end, I did wonder if the film was going to surprise me with a departure from the normal ending for this kind of rubbish; I won't spoil the plot by stating whether or not it did, but I will say that by this point, I was well past caring either way.

rainey-3 Throwing a maimed dove down a sand dune, then announcing "It won't fly", was not funny. Concussing a woman into unconsciousness multiple times with a metal pot, no matter how disgustingly she was behaving, was not funny. The premise? A 3-person "team" of French people make their money by breaking up the marriages of women too stupid to know they are actually unhappy. One of the team is a hulking, creepy, too- loud peeping-tom half-wit slob (the main character should have broken up HIS marriage) braying into the camera every other scene-- what in heaven's name are people finding entertaining about this dud?? The movie features a two very underweight (in more ways than one) French people who have absolutely no chemistry. I'd rather watch water boil. These two leads are incredibly, painfully, bony! When they embraced, they must have rattled. And the teeth! Good lord, the teeth. Though it was nice to see the ritzy interiors of the tony Monte Carlo hotels, but baby, that was it. Other than a few sunsets over the Riviera, this movie was complete waste of time. Silly, if not stupid. If only IMDb allowed us to award negative-stars. That's the only way this movie would see 10 of anything.

ihrtfilms Picture *** Watched in February 2011 Alex (Roman Duris) gets paid by people to help break up relationships and is very good at it, setting up elaborate situations to woo the woman in question to make her see that she is unhappy with her current partner before leaving. Alex's new mission involves Juliette (Vanessa Paradis) who is about to marry a rich British man and her father just doesn't think her's right for her. With days to go before the wedding Alex heads to Monte Carlo to woo Juliette only to discover she's a bit of a tough cookie, but also a babe. Can he manage to break this relationship up or is he going to actually going to fall for her? This light romantic French comedy is a lot of fun. Duris and Paradis are great together, with Paradis being more cute and teeny tiny than you could imagine; she gets to strut around in some wonderful clothes and the film plays out in a gorgeous looking sun bathed Monte Carlo all of which makes this a wonderful looking film.The story is a bit silly, but it's quite fun with Alex pretending to like all the things Juliette likes which means he has to sing along to Wham!, eat Roquefort cheese for breakfast and learn the dance moves from Dirty Dancing. These are some of the more funnier moments in the film and whilst the film isn't laugh a minute it is charming and easy pleasing throughout that has that certain French element to it that doesn't translate in American remakes. There are some downsides, such as the arrival of Juliette's old friend who is just annoying and there is little screen time for Andrew Lincoln who plays the soon to be husband. However as a light rom com this does a very good job, even if it does leave you with 'Wake me up before you go-go' in your head.More of my reviews at iheartfilms.weebly.com

thisissubtitledmovies excerpt, more at my location - Most Hollywood romantic comedies manage to be about as funny as having a tooth pulled with a pair of rusty pliers and as romantic as a Valentine's Day card written by accountants, but French director Pascal Chaumeil's debut feature is a breath of fresh air: stylish, witty, and with a romantic streak that is sweetly endearing, not sickly. Heartbreaker may not rewrite the rom com rulebook, but it's certainly a cut above the norm.In many ways, Heartbreaker is a thoroughly conventional rom com, and an ideal date movie for the unadventurous, but director Pascal Chaumeil is clearly a new talent who knows how to make something ordinary a little out of the ordinary.