They seem part of the scene, but this mother and daughter are really just window shopping, hunting for a sugar daddy. In the very funny romantic comedy Heartbreakers, Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play a mother-daughter con artist team, a golddigging Thelma and Louise who are on the run and on the make. Rich old geezers are their stock in trade. With luck they die right after the wedding.
Dollar signs are in their eyes.
Nor do the women and Vinny count on fate taking a hand with their sugar daddy and with a priceless ancient statue. Funny stuff, all of it, though true to its title, Heartbreakers also has a wistful side. Emmy-winning director David Mirkin started out as a standup comic and once wrote for Newhart. He co-created Get a Life and was the head writer for The Simpsons, so he knows his way around outrageous situations. He gives Heartbreakers a rollicking, lighthearted tone, helped by many little surprises.