
Max and Page are a mother and daughter con team. Max seduces wealthy men into marrying her, then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it's on to the next victim.... (Full plot summary below)
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Max and Page are a mother and daughter con team. Max seduces wealthy men into marrying her, then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it's on to the next victim.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHeartbreakers is "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" plus Gene Hackman as W.C. Fields. I guess that's enough to recommend it. It's not a great comedy, but it's a raucous one, hard-working and ribald, and I like its spirit. |
| The New York TimesDana StevensNaughty is an outdated word in an era of proud nastiness, but Heartbreakers has a slinky, teasing quality that recalls the dressed-up comedies of the studio era. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAs Hollywood diversions go, this gleaming MGM release still leaves you wishing the filmmakers took as many risks as their grifters do. |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorMirkin hits just the right note between naughty and raunchy. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversIt's not a pretty picture, but it is a pretty funny one when Gene Hackman shows up as William B. Tensy, a Palm Beach tobacco tycoon. |
| L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonAlthough the film is a tad long, Mirkin ("Romy and Michele's High School Reunion") has managed to pull off a classy, gently funny movie in which no one throws up, a rare blessing these days. |
| SlateDavid EdelsteinCon-artist caper comedies are almost always piffle, but there's a fierce, cruel competition at the heart of Heartbreakers that gives it some bite. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonHeartbreakers is too long by a half-hour, and there are entire sketches (including a horrid nightclub sequence with Weaver trying to sing in Russian) that could be mercifully sacrificed. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyDespite its nasty facade, this comedy is surprisingly good-natured. |
| Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufHeartbreakers' implausible level of comedy just grows tedious, as it's neither smartly witty nor full-throttle absurd. |