Heartbreaker

This is another addition to the growing canon of Hollywood flavoured French romantic comedies. And as my girlfriend consumes rom-coms voraciously and often with scant regard to quality, long may this trend continue. I enjoyed Priceless, the last film in the genre I have reviewed, and in the familiar setting of Monaco (both films take place in the adult fantasy land) Heartbreaker has, at its heart, two leads that heroically carry the film through the ridiculous turns in plot. This is so often missing in many Hollywood rom-coms, yet it is absolutely essential for the genre to work.