Punch-Drunk Love (2002) (Sandler Line Look)

Punch Drunk Love

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 2, 2003 | 1 out of 1 found this Punch-Drunk Love (2002) review helpful

This was a hard to predict, off the wall movie; very atypical role for Adam Sandler. He really did a great job portraying a guy who is right on the edge of losing it, yet a sweet love plot is still worked in without making the movie a cliche. Bravo...! Read more Less

Punch - Drunk Love

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 3, 2003 | 1 out of 1 found this Punch-Drunk Love (2002) review helpful

Punch-Drunk Love is a brave motion picture that explores the darker side of romantic comedy. You may not think that P.T. Anderson and Adam Sandler would make an effective pairing but it is this teaming that makes the movie work on so many levels. The... direction and performances by the cast are so pitch perfect it almost creates anew sub-genre of film, "a romantic comedy that actually does more than a romantic comedy should". By nature it shouldn't be this thought provoking, this abstract and yet painstakinly real. (I think anyone who is or has ever been in love can find something to identify with here)I had the privalage of meeting both P.T. Anderson and Emily Watson breifly at the U.K. premiere (at the London film festival) in Nov 2002. These are genuine people, and fresh from viewing their work together, could see that there was a certain sense of their own emotional memory evident in the film. That must be what makes it so accurate. They spoke so passionatly of the concept demonstrated in Punch -Drunk Love that you could tell this was the case. That said, it's certainly not to everyones taste, as a rather vocal audience member decided to make very clear to the director in a short Q & A session after the screening. I know that I liked it though, and would recommend it to anyone in need of a bit of faith in Hollywood motion pictures at the moment and of course any fans of the excellent Philip seymore Hoffman. Read more Less

Punch-Drunk Love

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 26, 2006

Pros: N/A

Cons: N/A

not one of adam sandlers best movies but still wasnt too bad.

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By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 7, 2006

Pros: Dark, Endearing, Beautiful

Cons: Art House stigma

PT Anderson strikes gold again with this fascinating exploration of a very odd man at the pivotal moments of his life. Adam Sandler is impressive as Barry Egan, showing that he actually can act. Sadly, this lost him his fan base, much like I imagine ...Jim Carrey did for "Eternal Sunshine". While dark and often sad, I categorize this as a "feel good" movie, as it makes us appreciate what we have and how we may take it for granted. Read more Less

Punch Drunk Love

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 29, 2003

Pros: still thinking on that one

Cons: entire movie

This is a slow, unfunny film. Some people might find the camera angles and shooting interesting.

Wish I HAD Been Drunk

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 20, 2003

Pros: no clue

Cons: boring, boring, boring

I couldn't watch this movie to the end. I certainly did not find it funny.

Great, because it's different

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 1, 2003

Pros: Original

Cons: Esoteric

Let me start off by saying that I don't really care for Adam Sandler, but when I saw this movie, it was a perfect role for him, since it gave his movie-personality depth and character. Also, love stories, to me, have gotten old, but this one is ...very original. A great attention-grabbing screenplay brings it all together into an awesome movie. Read more Less

Punch Drunk Love

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 7, 2003

Pros: Adam Sandler

Cons: HU???

I own and operate my own video store and try to watch as many movies as I can,to help my customers get a movie they might like. I could not watch this really odd movie. Who really liked it?I lost money on the purchace of the movie I am glad I only bo...ught two on dvd and not any on vhs.I did not have one person out of the five that saw it, say they liked it. Read more Less

Great but to artsy

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 19, 2003

This is one massivly good movie it baffels me why it wasnt realeased in the major theaters more wide spread. Worht the money and more.