Punch-Drunk Love
Barry Egan (Adam Sandler), the owner of a struggling vanity plungers company, is nudged towards a romance with an English woman, all the while being extorted by a phone-sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman, and purchasing stunning amounts of pudding.
11 May 1970, Petaluma, California, USA
7 February 1960, New York City, New York, USA
27 December 1947, USA
23 July 1967, Fairport, New York, USA
30 September 1964, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
14 January 1967, Islington, London, England, UK
28 August 1956, Cayey, Puerto Rico
February 26, 2012
Anderson knows precisely how to convey his ideas, but the ideas themselves often feel slight once delivered.
December 28, 2010
Odd romantic journey for adults and older teens.
December 28, 2009
While certainly sweet, Love is more compelling as a veiled threat, with Anderson jerking the audience around, wielding abrasive characters and hostile situations in a manner I've come to adore.
January 16, 2017
Perhaps overshadowed by Anderson's other more ostensibly serious work, Punch-Drunk Love nevertheless represents both a highlight for the director and for its star.
October 26, 2002
The journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie.
March 22, 2017
Paul Thomas Anderson has done the impossible; he has written a romantic leading role for Adam Sandler that functions well on a dramatic level.
October 25, 2002
Despite its title, Punch-Drunk Love is never heavy-handed. The jabs it employs are short, carefully placed and dead-center.
June 24, 2006
The film looks good and has its funny moments, but too often one senses Anderson straining to impress...
January 13, 2017
... weird in all the best ways, a film of unexpected bounces and unusual shadings.
November 02, 2002
It is quite a vision.
October 25, 2002
Easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year.
November 01, 2007
It's a romantic comedy on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
