Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

An action-packed slog

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

This is one of those movies you just keep on watching over and over again and it stays funny! "Heartbreakers" is a genuinely original and hilarious romantic comedy. The script is very good throughout with some sparkling scenes and one-liners.The best thing about "Heartbreakers" is the cast. They are really great! Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta, Gene Hackman and Jason Lee are all excellent. Not only do they work well together, but they make their parts believable. Jennifer Love Hewitt really outdoes her acting ability I don't think she's ever been this good! Sigourney Weaver sends herself up brilliantly. Anne Bancroft makes a lovely cameo as an older con-woman, and Ray Liotta is perfectly cast as the criminal link who won't take being conned and won't let the girls get away with it. Lastly, Gene Hackman as the phlegmy dirty old man in the Rolls is positively disgusting, which is, I think, what he was trying to achieve.The film moves at a reasonable pace, although not fast enough to make it work as a comedy. It starts good, but goes downhill way before the conclusion. And it's far too long at 123 minutes - I mean this is not "War and Peace". The characters are likable and the chemistry is good, especially between mother and daughter - but good will and likable are not enough to hold a film together. This one needs more cement! Overall rating: 6 out of 10.

C'mon now, I've seen worse movies. Much of the disappointment I feel for this film is because of how good it could have been.First off, the script - it was simply over the top. Often, more subtle humor works better - the audience does not need to be hit with a sledgehammer when a tack hammer will do the job. The plot, complete with twists (some predictable, some not) was workable - and there were some truly funny moments, but they ended up being overshadowed by the overdone bits.Much of the cast did good work - Ray Liotta turned out for a surprisingly good performance, and Jennifer Love Hewett surprised me with the quality of her performance. Ms. Weaver, however, seemed at many points to be simply reading the cue cards. In light of her usually excellent work, I can only surmise that she was as appalled by the material she was being asked to work with as I was, and couldn't get into the part and retain her self-esteem.There are some great lines, and the general plot is believable, but this is NOT a 'con' flick - the con artistry that movie viewers have loved in 'The Sting' and 'Ocean's Eleven' is pretty well blown by the general ineptness of the con "artists".One remarkably onerous note may please some viewers. The mark (capably played with awful lines by Gene Hackman) is such a caricature of the offensive, rude smoker that it's likely to be offensive to anyone who knows, likes, or is a smoker themselves. The anti-smoking message was so loud that it ruined some scenes that could have been humorous otherwise.All in all, a worthwhile flick if you like the overdone comedy of 'Dumb and Dumber' better than you like, say, the obvious but not overplayed 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' or 'Bedazzled'.

How did well-established professionals like Sigourney Weaver, Gene Hackman, and Ray Liotta become involved in this trash? Sure, it's watchable. Sure, Jennifer Love Hewitt is sexy. Sex comedies can be a lot of fun--but this? Weaver plays a woman who uses her body to lure male suckers into marriage and is teaching her daughter to do the same.Nothing wrong with being a whore, I guess, if you are supplying a useful product at a reasonable price. But in this case the two women are felons, deceiving men in order to get all of their money, and doing it over and over, marriage after marriage.Okay, lots of funny movies have been made about rascals, both male and female, who marry foolish or stupid people in order to get their money. But these woman are much worse than mere rascals. They are congenital liars, lying even to each other and to people (such as love interest Jack) whom they love. They're such liars and cheats that they cannot even order lunch in a restaurant without making it a con job.They are also sluts. Hewitt spends virtually the entire movie in micro short dresses that make her body look like a statue of a fertility goddess, all in order to tease. Weaver similarly flaunts her body to tease and cajole men, over and over.We are supposed to overlook this behavior because--for example--Hewitt's character really loves Jack, though she has an astounding way of showing it. As for Jack, he is monumentally stupid not to see her for what she is.Nevertheless, the last 20 minutes of the movie goes to great lengths to make us believe that these two women are, after all, lovable. There is that tender moment (with the inevitable tinkling musical accompaniment), when Hewitt pledges her love to Jack. And then--oh, wonderful!--that moment when mother and daughter embrace. Weaver really is a good mom after all! Oh, thank goodness! She's just like everyone else's mom! Apparently I am one of the few reviewers of this film to find it offensive.

Let's face it, this is a SEXY movie. What with Sigourney Weaver proving that it *definitely* doesn't end at 40, or even 50, and Jennifer Love Hewitt putting a raft of young lads through puberty in a collection of tight skirts, each seemingly shorter and lower-cut than the previous one, there is plenty to gawp at for young and old. Just don't let the tongue hang out too much.At the same time it also manages to spin a good (and funny) yarn with two strong female leads, while reminding us all of the old adage that anything that looks too good to be true probably is.Add to that an in-form Gene Hackman, a wonderfully bitchy cameo by Anne Bancroft, and Ray Liotta proving once again that he may have a second career in screwball comedy, and it all adds up to a very enjoyable way to spend an evening.The script is tight, with no obvious flaws, and the action moves along at a decent pace. The writers also had the good sense to play it mainly for laughs and allow the actors to manage the pathos. The only obvious weakness is Jason Lee, whose California surfer-dude delivery just doesn't gel with a guy who would do astronomy, let alone pull a material hottie like Page.But hey, any movie that can let a bloke look at JLH in that pink dress for 10 minutes without getting a right hook from his beloved deserves a 9.