THE LOVE PUNCH (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks), Timothy Spall (Harry Potter), Tuppence Middleton (Trance), Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Marisa Berenson (Barry Lyndon), Louise Bourgoin (Going Away)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), director, writer; Jean-Charles Levy (The Tall Man), Clément Miserez (Murphy’s Law), Tim Perell (The Rebound) and Nicola Usborne (Jump Tomorrow), producers; Jean-Michel Barnard (Be Kind Rewind), composer; Jérôme Alméras (I’ve Loved You So Long), cinematographer; Susan Littenberg (Easy A), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Divorced couple Richard (Brosnan) and Kate (Thompson) have their retirement fund stolen from them by a shady businessman, and they plot together to try and steal it back…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Brosnan and Thompson are a sparky on-screen couple in a funny and engaging blend of caper and romantic-comedy.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 18TH APRIL 2014

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