Synopsis
A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.
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Cast
- Adam SandlerBarry Egan
- Emily WatsonLena Leonard
- Philip Seymour HoffmanDean Trumbell
- Luis GuzmánLance
- Mary Lynn RajskubElizabeth Egan
- Robert SmigelWalter the Dentist
- Jason AndrewsOperator Carter (voice)
- Don McManusPlastic (voice)
- David SchrempfCustomer #1
- Seann ConwayCustomer #2
Recommendations
- 100
Washington Post
Through this miasma of pain and suffering, love may not flicker more strongly than a dim lamp. But it's the only beacon to consider. Can Barry find his? Thanks to Anderson's assured picture, a symphony of cinematic textures, that disarmingly simple question becomes incredibly compelling. - 88
New York Daily News
Whether Adam Sandler can actually act is not actually answered in Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love. But he's great in it. - 88
Miami Herald
It's a small victory, but Punch-Drunk Love knows how to reap epic delight from the most precious of details. - 88
Boston Globe
It's a honey of a performance: controlled, achingly human, and funny in the deepest ways. - 80
Wall Street Journal
Difficult too, and certainly problematic, but it's sometimes quite wonderful. Do see it if you're curious about one-of-a-kind films, and if you care about the ever-evolving career of one of our most gifted filmmakers. - 80
The A.V. Club
It's funny, too, though marked by an uneasy humor that's usually difficult to achieve. Anderson handles it with expert ease: At this point in his career, he moves the camera like a skilled dance partner, investing the smallest gesture with significance. - 75
ReelViews
Quirky and stylish, but not in a manner that comes across as overly artsy or pretentious. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
The strangest thing about writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's unusual romantic comedy is how much of it is based on a true story.
