ReviewThe Con-Heartist movie review: Thai romantic comedy offers plenty of laughs
- This romcom crime caper is well acted, and full of quirky characters and silly turns
- The romance that develops between the leads feels genuine
3.5/5 stars
Is there a better way to take revenge on a con artist than by swindling them out of their own money? That’s the plan hatched by Pimchanok Leuwisetpaiboon’s hapless heroine in Mez Tharatorn’s latest romantic comedy, The Con-Heartist.
After she is duped by a previous boyfriend into handing over her life savings, a young loan officer blackmails a phone scammer into helping her get her own back. Nadech Kugimiya plays the unfortunate confidence trickster who is strong-armed into helping, and inevitably romantic sparks fly between the duplicitous young pair.
While The Con-Heartist may not add anything new to the prolific international genre of comedic crime capers, Mez scores plenty of laughs from his talented ensemble.
Formerly a banker, Ina (Pimchanok) now works for a loan repayment company as she struggles to pay back the debt she incurred after foolishly loaning money to her ex-boyfriend Petch (Thiti Mahayotaruk), who promptly ups and leaves. She then almost falls for a telephone scam, but manages to track down the caller, the smooth-talking con man, Tower (Nadech).