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Punch-Drunk Love [DVD] [2003]starring: Adam Sandler, Jason Andrews, Don McManus, Emily Watson, Luis Guzmán directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: A 97-minute Paul Thomas Anderson picture, Punch-Drunk Love concentrates on a tight little story that might have made a subplot for earlier PTA epics such as Boogie Nights or Magnolia. Adam Sandler has a break-out art film lead not by abandoning his usual persona, but by playing his familiar man-child-out-of-control with far more depth than he has shown in Big Daddy. Though prone to fits of terrifying rage, oddball entrepreneur Barry Egan (Sandler) is essentially sweet and timid, alternately nagged and cajoled by his seven sisters, and intent on exploiting a loophole in a supermarket promotion to convert piles of cheap puddings into unlimited free flights, though he has never actually been anywhere. Over the course of a day Barry enters into two unusual relationships: with a phone-sex girl (Ashley Clark) who runs a scam with "mattress man" (Philip Seymour Hoffman)--by getting Barry's credit card information and declaring a war of extortion--and with hesitant nice girl Lena (Emily Watson), whom he impulsively follows to Hawaii while trying desperately to seem more like a dedicated romantic than a psycho stalker. Anderson's trademark use of loud background music (including a Shelley Duvall track from Popeye) and obsessively repeated bits of dialogue and business make for a controlled film that still seems on the edge of madness. The result is magical, romantic, comic and creepy. --Kim Newman Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Anderson at his quirkestPunch drunk is just one of those films that left me reeling from the shear intricacies of the whole thing - I needed to watch it a second time through the next day. Hanging together by tenets threads of sanity it takes you on a whorl wind appreciation of what it is to be both asburgers and abused by your siblings. In terms of Anderson films it finds its place after Magnolia but before There Will Be Blood. My partner was disturbed by it and I was surprised at how many personal issues it raised for ... Read More Rating: - AtmosphericI felt this film an excellent example of what can be acomplished by people that see films art and not just bussiness, it has gotten bad reviews i have noticed, probably because its not one of adam sandlers usual comedy blockbusters like "Little nicky" or "The Waterboy" both of which i liked myself, this film actually shows sandler's acting credentials and that hes not just a big screen clown, i thought this film was full of atmosphere and was deeply thought provoking in relation to the everyday grind ... Read More Rating: - Too intelligent and too subtle for some peopleThis is Adam Sandler's most interesting film to date. It's a dark comedy with excellent acting from the entire cast. Its well written with subtle and dark humour, but judging by some of Adam Sandler's previous movies and by reading some of the reviews on Amazon; it appears that this film is too intelligent for the fans of Adam Sandler. If your expecting the usual Adam Sandler movie, like the average Happy Gilmore, then you will be disapointed. However, if you like your comedy dark and subtle; ... Read More Rating:  - If I could give it minus ten stars I would still consider myself generous.For some reason Paul Thomas Anderson is considered a great director, after watching this I cannot see why. Still I have not seen anything else he has done so I cannot judge him by this abomination alone. Why is it so bad you ask? It is supposed to be a comedy, yet I didn't so much as smirk at any point during this film, even the later police academy films managed that. It is Adam Sandler's worst movie by far, yes even worse than Billy Madison. As a comedy it failed my pectacularly than Scoochs effort ... Read More Rating: - I have Vietnam style flashbacks of the horror I witnessed watching thisCouldn't stand its slow, subdued, near surreal, meticulously & fussily controlled style. And practically no dialogue. This film was the cinematic equivalent of a slow elevator ride into hell. I tried to watch it twice but I couldn't. I realised that the film wasn't going to loosen up so I gave up on it about ten minutes in. One of the best decisions I ever made. I truly hate this film. I personally feel insulted by the director, it's that awful. Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display
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