- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Release Date: Oct 11, 2002
- Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson
- Summary: Paul Thomas Anderson's fourth film features Sandler as a lonely man with serious emotional issues. As he concocts a scheme involving frequent flier miles and copious amounts of pudding, he finds himself both falling prey to a phone-sex scam and falling in love with his sister's colleague.
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 33 out of 37
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Mixed: 2 out of 37
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Negative: 2 out of 37
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100With its feverish, percussive soundtrack and bravura cinematography, is like a bolt from the blue, chock-full of unexpected delight.
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50As elegantly crafted as it often is, Anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that, hampered by an undeveloped script, ultimately pulls up lame.
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38Punch-Drunk Love buries a terrific performance by Adam Sandler under a heap of faux cleverness, meaningless symbolism and irritating mannerisms.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 58 out of 104
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Mixed: 5 out of 104
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Negative: 41 out of 104
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DrewD.10
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JacintaG.4
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PhilF.1
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