Review of Heartbreakers

Introduction

Heartbreakers tells the story of mother and daughter (Weaver and Hewitt) who have gone through life conning wealthy men out of money. Max (Weaver) marries them, the gorgeous Page (Hewitt) leads them astray and a divorce settlement beckons. Page wants to go it alone, but Max cons her into one last victim, the wheezing Hackman and the two set out to con him out of his millions before years of smoking takes its toll. However Max doesn`t bank on Page falling in love with someone which severely complicates matters...

Video

The video comes in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and the transfer is exactly what you would expect from a major Hollywood movie that saw a cinematic release this year.

There is no sign of film grain or dirt, and the image is crisp, bright a colourful throughout.

Visually the movie is excellent, with good use of locations, and is very well made. Of course, much of that visual appeal lies in the extremely attractive Jennifer Love Hewitt who looks fantastic throughout the film, especially in some of the very tight and short dresses she wears whilst undertaking the con - which most definitely emphasise rather than conceal her "dangerous curves" :)

Audio

The soundtrack comes in Dolby Digital 5.1 and is pretty good, although the sound primarily comes from the front three channels, with limited use made of the rear channels. The Dialogue is always clear and understandable.

Features

There are quite a few extras on the disc - two documentaries, "The Making of Heartbreakers" and "Laffs & Gaffs", some twenty-two deleted scenes that have an optional commentary, two audio commentaries and the theatrical trailer.

The disc is packaged in a black Amaray case, which contains a single-sheet insert detailing the 26 chapter breaks.

Conclusion

Overall, Heartbreakers is an enjoyable comedy with a very good cast and crucially plenty of laughs all the way through. Weaver and Hewitt are superb as the two temptresses, with Hackman playing the role of dirty old man superbly and Ray Liotta hilarious as one of Weaver`s previous victims. Lee also plays his role well, and the quality of the acting is helped by a tight script and very few lulls in the pace during the two hour running time.

Good video and sound quality are backed up by a fairly comprehensive set of extras and therefore this is a recommended disc.