Heartbreakers (US)

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"Flat-Out Funny!" -Richard Roeper, "Ebert & Roeper and the Movies"
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 123 mins
Retail Price: $26.98
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Synopsis:
Get ready to lose your heart - and your bank account - to a couple of sexy sirens in this "vastly enjoyable comedy" (People Magazine)! With a "fist-rate cast" (The New York Times) that includes Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Jason Lee and OscarĀ® winner Gene Hackman, this hilarious laugh-riot is "smart and funny" (Joel Siegel, "Good Morning America")!

When it comes to conning millionaires, Page Conners (Hewitt) and her mother Max (Weaver) are real pros. Max lures them to the altar, then Page leads them into temptation…and a hefty divorce settlement! Now they`re about to strike gold with the ultimate sting: a wealthy, wheezing tobacco tycoon (Hackman). But before they can seal the deal, Page breaks the cardinal rule of the con and falls in love! Now Max must convince Page to hold on to her heart and the tobacco fortune…or lose the best partner in crime she`ll ever have!

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
2 Original Documentaries: "The Making of Heartbreakers" And "Laffs & Gaffes"
22 Deleted Scenes with Optional Director`s Audio Commentary
2 Audio Commentary Tracks: Director David Mirkin, and Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt
Original Theatrical Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish

Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
Spanish
CC: English

Directed By:
David Mirkin

Written By:



Starring:
Gene Hackman
Jeffrey Jones
Anne Bancroft
Jason Lee
Ray Liotta
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Sigourney Weaver

Casting By:
Jeanne McCarthy
Juel Bestrop

Soundtrack By:
Danny Elfman
John Debney

Director of Photography:
Dean Semler

Editor:
William Steinkamp

Costume Designer:
Ann Roth
Gary Jones

Production Designer:
Lilly Kilvert

Producer:
Richard Stenta
Irving Ong
John Davis

Executive Producer:
Clayton Townsend
Gary Smith
Hadeel Reda

Distributor:
Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Your Opinions and Comments

8 / 10
A cute little comedy about a mother and her daughter and their original ways of getting richer.
The video transfer is ok. While there are no compression signs at all, some scratches can be noticed occasionally.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. The surrounds are used occasionally but the main emphasis is on the front channels. The soundtrack includes a lot of guitars and they sound great.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include 2 commentaries, 2 behind the scenes featurettes and 19 (!!!) deleted scenes.
Bottom line - an enjoyable comedy with a great cast and some fine acting moments by Weaver (I just loved her as Olga).
posted by Zvi Josef on 31/10/2001 23:26