
Barry Egan hates himself and hates his life. The only male among eight siblings, Barry is treated poorly by his overbearing sisters. Despite owning his own business, he has gotten nowhere in life largely because of his insecurities. He leads a solitary life, which allows him to hide his violent outbursts that occur when he's frustrated. His solitude however allows him to think, he stumbling upon a scheme to travel the world on a pittance, travel which he has never done. Concu... (Full plot summary below)
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Barry Egan hates himself and hates his life. The only male among eight siblings, Barry is treated poorly by his overbearing sisters. Despite owning his own business, he has gotten nowhere in life largely because of his insecurities. He leads a solitary life, which allows him to hide his violent outbursts that occur when he's frustrated. His solitude however allows him to think, he stumbling upon a scheme to travel the world on a pittance, travel which he has never done. Concurrently, he meets two people who pull him in two different directions. The first is Lena Leonard, a friend of his sister Elizabeth. Barry is slow to realize that Lena is attracted to him, he making her make all the first moves. Lena is eventually able to get Barry out of his shell, she who sticks around despite his obvious problems. His burgeoning relationship and thus new life with Lena is threatened by the second, "Georgia", who he contacted in an effort to alleviate his loneliness. Georgia and her "band of brothers" do whatever they can get get out of Barry what they want, no matter the price to Barry.
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIf all it did was return that rarest of commodities to the movies -- the element of genuinely wanting to know what's going to happen next -- Punch-Drunk Love would be worth your time. It just happens that it does that %u2013 and a good deal more. |
| eFilmCritic.comCollin SouterThis is not your stupid fratboy's Adam Sandler. This is Romantic Comedy done right for a change and is one of the year's very best films. |
| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressP.T. Anderson understands the grandness of romance and how love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew were possible. |
| NetflixJames RocchiSeemingly bizarre teaming of Paul Thomas Anderson and Adam Sandler is a weird, slight and sideways -- yet delightful -- romantic comedy. |
| Film Journal InternationalErica AbeelA sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer. |
| CinenganosAlex Ramirez...una de las más hermosas historias de amor jamás filmadas... |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaWith its feverish, percussive soundtrack and bravura cinematography, is like a bolt from the blue, chock-full of unexpected delight. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversAnderson orchestrates a comic romance like no other. The effect is intoxicating. Sandler and the movie will knock you for a loop. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonThrough 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. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh LarsenMovie romance hasn't been this rapturous since `Moulin Rouge.' |