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Summary: A Delightful Surprise...
Review: This movie is brilliant. Unlike most Sandler movies, it is not a comedy. Punch Drunk Love is more of a love story, without that "chick-flick" sappiness. Instead, the movie has a sort of eerie and twisted feel to it and the soundtrack fits perfectly.
This movie is definitely weird. That's probably why I liked it. You will understand what "punch-drunk love" is when it is over!
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Summary: Beauty in strange places
Review: Being a huge P.T. Anderson fan, there was no way I wouldn't watch this film. But Punch-Drunk did remind me why I love Anderson's films so much. Given this was definately a different experience than all three of this previous films. There was still an Anderson mood to it all, his strange way of unfolding a story to us. The way the film was shot was simply marvelous accenting his script. In my opinion Anderson is a "sound director." The mood and the feel of the movie depend heavily on sound. The soundtrack is vital in Punch-Drunk, from the frantic interactions with Sandler to the romantic scenes with Watson. The talent on this film get kudos also. Anderson regulars Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzman were as always great. I've really started to enjoy Emily Watson also, her talent with every movie I see her in is really impressive. I'd also thought I would never say this but Adam Sandler was awesome in this. It's really great to see some "new" talent in someone who has shown so much lack of it in the past. His performance was without a doubt masterful. All in all, I would recommend this film to anyone out there. At the root it's a romantic film, but so much more than that. Strange indeed but yet very beautiful.
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Summary: Truly Pathetic
Review: An absolutely horrible film about a loathsome character (who verges on being retarded if you ask me) and the women who seems to fall for him inspite of everything. It feels extremely low-budget and certain directing decisions were made to purposely annoy the viewer. For example, in one scene, some silly music actually overpowers the dialogue just to be annoying. Oh, this movie was not an 'art' film as some enthusiasts would have you believe. There is nothing to 'get' except annoyed that an actor of Sandler's reputation would be involved in this low-budget stupidity. I expected a serious movie...was looking forward to Sandler in a serious role...but here he just plays an annoying retard.
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Summary: A Simple Love Story
Review: If you're expecting the Adam Sandler of SNL or Big Daddy, you'll have to wait for the comedic chase scenes of the show. If you're expecting the fetching/haunting gaze of Emily Watson a la Breaking the Waves, you're in luck.
Barry Egan (Sandler) has issues. Serious issues. He's a full-fledged sociopath given to fits of fear and rage. The character forever seems to be looking for the next 'big thing'.
And he finds it in Emily Watson. Except, the next big thing is not a money-making proposal, but a life-altering, long-sought real relationship with a woman. He didn't get it growing up in a household full of sisters, his contempt for which is readily displayed in scenes full of fear and rage that punctuate the film.
In the end, this movie is about nothing more than a pursuit of happiness and love. The journey, to that end, oftentimes demands that the audience falls for familiar clichés. I had no problem with that. Even Shakespeare relied on clichés.
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Summary: Not Good, Not Bad; Just Average...
Review: Adam Sandler is by far the best aspect of this movie. That's not saying a heck of a lot.Sandler plays a mild-mannered somewhat dorky dweeb with a violent rage under the surface. Everyone we meet backstabs and belittles him. He has no friends, he says nothing, does nothing, has a pathetic job (he sells plungers) and life (messy undecorated one bedroom apartment...) - ok, beat me over the head with the premise. Then he meets a girl, but only after getting himself on a hit list from an extortion phone-sex scam. Sandler discovers all sorts of hidden strength due to his new-found love. He stands up to his family, gets the extortionists off his back and gets the girl. All very predictable, all very expected, all very very old. The director tried to artify the film by using all sorts of surealistic shots, filming techniques, weird pans and colored tints. Rather than enhance the film, this fluff soon becomes distracting. Hint- if you want to be a subtle art film, don't beat your audience over the head with it from the first frame. But Sandler himself gives a very good performance. Probably his best acting (haven't seen anger managment), certainly his most expanded role. Good for a rent, on dollar-a-nite only - don't buy.
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Summary: Punch-Drunk Love
Review: Punch-Drunk Love, Paul Thomas Anderson's fourth film, is a diversion for the writer/director of Sydney, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia, but do not be fooled. Anyone who mistakes this film as an "Adam Sandler movie" or just a weird, romantic comedy is completely missing the point. PT Anderson has crafted a masterpiece - through his script, camera movement, and Robert Elswitt's stunning cinematography - that challenges the idea of love and our perception of love. Watch the deleted scenes and "Blossoms and Blood", the featurette. Watch. The movie is not what it seems....there is more going on underneath the surface... If you don't like this movie it's a shame, because you're missing out on the genius of my generation's greatest filmmaker and you're definitely missing out on the fun.
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Summary: Better than a hole in the head, not really
Review: This movie can be described best with one word: Horrible! My wife and I watched it together and agree that it is possibly or probably the worst movie ever. It had absolutely no point, contained many not-needed curse words, and was all together a bore.
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Summary: Whoa
Review: I rented this because I like Adam Sandler and i thought i would be funny. It was not funny at all. In fact, it was so not funny that i was tramitized by the unfunnyness and i will never be the same.
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Summary: Pointless
Review: Plain and simple - this movie was one of Sandlers worst! There was no real plot - it was jumpy - horrible script. I was really disappointed and I do not recommend anyone to waste their money to even rent it let alone buy it!!
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Summary: Completely misunderstood
Review: It's unfortunate that people fail to see the idea behind the film. Postmodernism does tend to instill a feeling of apathy towards the subject, simply because the whole of postmodernism is based upon lack of structure, if it is based on anything at all. This movie will definitely leave you empty and confused, because it is, simply put, auspiciously cold; lackluster. The whole of the film is an allegory and bears the weight of heavily doped symbolic intentions. While there are many films that touch upon the darker sides of the human psyche (see Spirited Away; and to think it is a film meant for children in the eyes of Disney), few films will present it so well. The music is aggravating, yes, but it acheives what it was meant to; and you'll notice the theme of the music changes throughout the film. I will not give a synopsis of the movie, but I will say that if you are the type of person whose subconscience is frenetic, then you will be likely to enjoy the film.
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