Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

2002 R 95 Minutes

Comedy | Drama | Romance

A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman.

Overall Rating

8 / 10
Verdict: Good
  • This film is in my good friend's top four films, and it recently was added to Netflix, so I was eager to watch what I heard was an excellent Adam Sandler performance. Lo and behold, I was really impressed. I would describe this movie as an extrem... Read the full review »
  • Punch-Drunk Love is Adam Sandler's best performance, but unfortunately Paul Thomas Anderson's least gripping film. Paul Thomas Anderson uses color, simplicity and deliberately jovial music to paint a picture of the world's most awkward love story,... Read the full review »
  • Punch-Drunk Love chaotically delights with its offbeat obsession and unembellished romance. Barry, a blue-suited entrepreneur, precariously works in his spacious warehouse, selling a variety of novelty items for high mark-up. The walls accentuatin... Read the full review »
  • BarneyNuttall

    BarneyNuttall

    8 / 10
    Adam Sandler shines in this off kilter comedy from Paul Thomas Anderson. Idiosyncratic comedic moments which are tinged with darkness cut through the pink skye's of California. The film envokes a mixed feeling of joy and disturbance in the most An... Read the full review »
  • WHAT I LIKED: Even in the schlockiest of films, it's hard to take your eyes off Adam Sandler's vacant stare and ridiculously tenacious determination. But when a spiralling slew of obstacles are placed in front of him, that simple, dogged quality c... Read the full review »