Punch Drunk Love (UK)

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A dark, lovely and unique film experience
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 91 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:

Synopsis:
Adam Sandler gives an amazing and unusual performance as Barry Egan, a socially impaired owner of a small novelty business, who is dominated by seven sisters and is unlikely to find love unless it finds him. When a mysterious woman (Emily Watson) comes into his life, his emotions go haywire, fluctuating between uncontrollable rage, lust and self-doubt. From Paul Thomas Anderson, the brilliant writer/director of Boogie Nights and Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love is a dark, lovely and unique film experience.

Special Features:
Featurette
3 deleted scenes
Photo montage
Teaser trailer
Theatrical trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Hungarian
Dolby Digital 5.1 Russian

Subtitle Tracks:
Icelandic
Polish
Czech
Hindi
Turkish
English
CC: English
Greek
Croatian
Hungarian
Dutch
Russian
Arabic
Bulgarian
Slovenian

Directed By:
Paul Thomas Anderson

Written By:

Starring:
Jason Andrews
Luis Guzmán
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Emily Watson
Adam Sandler

Casting By:
Cassandra Kulukundis

Soundtrack By:
Jon Brion

Director of Photography:
Robert Elswit

Editor:
Leslie Jones

Costume Designer:
Mark Bridges

Production Designer:
William Arnold

Producer:
Joanne Sellar
Daniel Lupi
Daniel P. Collins
Paul Thomas Anderson

Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar

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8 / 10
An excellent movie that showcases Adam Sandlers acting talent and proves that he can play different and serious roles.
This movie is darkly comic and sometimes moving.

Adam Sandler plays Barry Egan, a troubled and lonely man who is dominated by his 7 sisters. None of them really care about him and talk about his as if he isnt there which leads to him having spontaneous and violent outbursts. There is a scene where he trashes up a restaurant toilet and denies doing it which stood out as being hilarious. He meets this woman played by Emily Watson, who takes a liking to him despite the fact that he is obviously troubled. One night he makes the mistake of calling a phone sex line which lands him into to more trouble than he can handle......

The visuals are great and full of colour. The cinematography is great and each scene captures the mood well. The picture is very crisp, sharp and of very good quality. Top stuff. The sound is also brilliant.

There arent that many extras which lets the disc down a little. There are some deleted scenes, trailers, nothing thats worthwhile or interesting.

Overall this is a great movie on a good disc. It is well worth purchasing or at the very least its worth a rental.
posted by dicanio on 2/10/2003 00:40