The Love Punch - 2013 - 4/10

Tedious, forced comedy, undermined further with a totally implausible script and broad over-acting.
Felt like rehashed 60’s farce.
Pierce Brosnan (who looks ill here) plays soon-to-retire tycoon who sells business, only to discover he sold to a corporate raider who emptied all accounts, including pensions. His included.
With ex-wife (Emma Thompson) and two friends he decides to crash the raider’s wedding and steal a diamond worth £10 million.
OK, call me jaded. £10 million is the haul? For pensions, his ex’s retirement, kids’ money, etc … £10 million?
Moreover, didn’t his company have lawyers or accountants to protect the finances? Or litigate afterward?
Pensions are usually sacrosanct. Separate from all other elements of negotiations. So I never bought that angle.
Their method of crashing a wedding - which I shall not spoil - is preposterous.
(Trust me, Zelda and I have crashed our share of weddings, domestic and abroad.)
Film is OK enough for undemanding souls in the mood for corn.