Hapless satirical songwriter Henry Phillips is lured to LA by renowned TV producer Jay Warren, who wants to make a show about the life of a struggling performer. When Jay sees Henry bomb at a local club, he is convinced that this story must be told. With the support of his longtime musician friend Jillian, and his well-meaning but sub-par manager Ellen Pinsky, Henry endures the ups and downs of LA living, and even secures what appears to be the Hollywood dream. But as a major... (Full plot summary below)
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Hapless satirical songwriter Henry Phillips is lured to LA by renowned TV producer Jay Warren, who wants to make a show about the life of a struggling performer. When Jay sees Henry bomb at a local club, he is convinced that this story must be told. With the support of his longtime musician friend Jillian, and his well-meaning but sub-par manager Ellen Pinsky, Henry endures the ups and downs of LA living, and even secures what appears to be the Hollywood dream. But as a major TV network gets involved, he must decide whether his legacy will be to make jokes, or become the butt of them.
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| VarietyJoe LeydonPhillips, who has the everyman look of a younger John Heard, is such a sympathetic sad sack throughout Punching Henry that it’s occasionally discomforting to watch what happens to him. But that is a major part of this low-key comedy’s charm. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonIt’s the kind of observational humor that instills a knowing chuckle and nod of the head, as opposed to an all-out chortle. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe oddly sympathetic, low-key and funny Phillips gets deft support from his limber costars, including Sarah Silverman, Jim Jeffries, Mike Judge and Mark Cohen. Amusing songs too. |
| New York ObserverJoshua DudleyThe comedy in the film is biting and acerbic and sharply drawn from real life. |
| Common Sense MediaS. Jhoanna RobledoGlum but smart comedy has some mature material. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenMr. Phillips’s self-deprecating humor is amusing but not funny enough to give him the edge he needs to rise up and conquer. |
| Movie NationRoger Moore“Clown” and “Henry” are the same movie. But if an artist is someone who “pounds the same nail over and over again,” give it up for Phillips. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlWell observed and sometimes hilarious, Punching Henry stands as a better film than The Comedian, but many fewer people will see it. That might be its truest punch line. |
| CutPrintFilmKaren HanSympathy is a dollar that can only be stretched so far, and it gives out halfway through the movie. |
| User ReviewChris NLoved it, this movie has original, self-deprecating comedy in abundance with plenty of laugh out load moments. |
