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Emma Thompson is an Academy Award-winning actress and Pierce Brosnan is a former James Bond and together they make a magical movie screen pairing, so it’s a surprise that this pair have never worked together…until now, that is.
The two British stars are acting in their first movie, The Love Punch, to be released in the late spring. Joining Emma and Pierce for the movie, whose locations span London, Paris and the French Riviera, are veteran actors (and two of my favorites) Timothy Spall and Celia Imrie.
‘The Love Punch’ is a romantic romp that tells the story of ex-husband and wife Richard and Kate who long ago divorced, then meet up again where there still seems to be some vestige of unextinguished attraction.
The divorced couple then plot and scheme to recover retirement money that was stolen from them. Oo-er!
Brosnan plays Richard, a financial something-or-other facing bankruptcy a week before retirement. A corporation has come in and wiped out his company’s pension fund. Its slimy boss has invested his takings in a blingy diamond for his trophy bride. The little peoples’ futures are on the line, so Pierce and Emma cross the channel to confront the villain, pinch the rock and bicker their way back into each others’ affections.
They’re joined in the chase by rogue-ish ex-serviceman Jerry (Spall) and his gently nutty wife Penelope (Imrie), who says rude words and gets a bit randy.
The former Bond was especially intrigued with playing with that spy image in a suburban setting.
“It was wonderful to be able to play with that, to use that image that is so indelible in some respects and follows you around,’ the two-time Golden Globe nominee said.
“In many respects it’s the gift that keeps giving…it’s still a joy to be associated with,” Pierce explained.
Emma added: “You’re dealing with Charisma, Inc., here, on my left, and you’re playing with the clown in me. Because essentially I am a clown. That’s what I am. And always have been.”
The flick sees Pierce at his most suave, charming best, while Emma is as endearingly silly as her Golden Globe’s speech… she is marvellous and mouthy!
From BAFTA winning director Joel Hopkins (the man behind Jump Tomorrow and Last Chance Harvey, no less) The Love Punch is released in cinemas in the UK on April 18.
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