Don't Go Breaking My Heart

1999

1h 35m

Romance

Comedy

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83%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

59%

250+ Ratings

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A dentist (Charles Dance) and a sports instructor (Anthony Edwards) vie for the affections of a 30-ish widow (Jenny Seagrove) with two children.

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Maggie Lee

Hollywood Reporter

Don't Go Breaking My Heart's Cinderella tale about an ordinary girl caught between two adamant admirers is VIP-class escapism.

Mar 30, 2016

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Their world seems so alive with possibility that you might expect them to break into song.

May 11, 2012

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Boyd van Hoeij

Variety

Except for its weak denouement, this fantasy-world take on romantic rivalry is tightly plotted and frequently funny, with suave lead perfs and glossy production design and lensing.

Apr 4, 2011

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Edmund Lee

Screen International

A relentlessly sweet and entertaining urban rom-com.

Mar 30, 2016

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Glenn Heath Jr.

House Next Door

Each sprawling urban surface in Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai's effortless romantic comedy Don't Go Breaking My Heart is a potential window to heartfelt emotional connection.

Oct 29, 2011

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Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

Though To's twee, naff romantic machinations sag, there is no denying that, in collaboration with his director of photography Cheng Siu Keung, he has crafted a sumptuous film.

Apr 13, 2011

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Audience Member

this movie was terrible!!! I'm reading some of these positive reviews and holy shit are you guys paid by the production company? WTF???

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

A good romantic comedy,though the ending leaves the audience quite clueless. The performances by the leads,specially Daniel Wu & the beautiful Gao Yuanyuan lifts up the movie,though their characters are flat and implausible.Johnnie To,the master Hong Kong thriller maker surprises with this copy-book Rom-Com flick.Nonetheless it's a good way to spend 2 odd hours of your life- Cause sometimes Sugar-Rush is all you need to enjoy,specially during the ???????? ???? :D

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

The story was nice but it was a shallow love story especially with Louis Koo. And by the end of it she annoys me that she is just a money whore! Can't feel the love.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Cute, if only because Daniel Wu's character is so darn likeable. Any woman would be stupid to not fall in love and not fall for his character! Script is very rushed; could have been executed better with more flow between scenes. Worth watching if you're a Daniel Wu fan - he just makes any stereotypical movie character his own style.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Waist of someone's time but show the versatility of To. This is a weird comedy where patience is put to a test as the main character swings from a lover to another at least 4 times. Not a must see.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

A love triangle that crossed years with some tensions. However why are the Asian movies always portraits the characters with immature emotional development which should have been resolved in their teen years and didn't until their late 20's or early 30's? This story would be appropriate as a teen/high school story as the female character "finds" herself in these relationships.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Willi Patterson

Director

Anthony Edwards

Tony Dorfman

Jenny Seagrove

Suzanne Brody

Charles Dance

Frank

Jane Leeves

Juliet Gosling

Lynda Bellingham

Maxine

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Synopsis

A dentist (Charles Dance) and a sports instructor (Anthony Edwards) vie for the affections of a 30-ish widow (Jenny Seagrove) with two children.

Director: Willi Patterson
Producer: Anthony Edwards, Dante Di Loreto
Screenwriter: Geoff Morrow
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jul 5, 2011
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround