Fresh
Despite its title, Punch-Drunk Love is never heavy-handed. The jabs it employs are short, carefully placed and dead-center.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Punch-Drunk Love
I have a love in my life. It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine.
2002 · 1h 36m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Overview
A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.
Director and cast
- Paul Thomas Anderson Director
- Adam Sandler as Barry Egan
- Emily Watson as Lena Leonard
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Dean Trumbell
- Luis Guzmán as Lance
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Elizabeth
- Robert Smigel as Walter the Dentist
- Jason Andrews as Operator Carter
- Don McManus as Plastic
- David Schrempf Cast
- Seann Conway Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a romantic comedy on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Rotten
The film looks good and has its funny moments, but too often one senses Anderson straining to impress...
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
It is quite a vision.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
The journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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