
Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.... (Full plot summary below)
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Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.
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| VarietyGuy LodgeA proficient but personality-free policer that demands little of either its audience or its enviable best-of-British cast, this simplistic urban morality tale miscasts the appealing James McAvoy as one good cop whose dogged pursuit of Mark Strong’s alpha criminal only uncovers the rot within police ranks. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayA super solid action flick. Strong and McAvoy are terrific, and the film oozes style. Fans of Michael Mann or vintage John Woo need to check this out. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterThe plotting and dialogue may not always be top drawer but director Eran Creevy carries it off with slick confidence. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfThankfully, a cast of solid U.K. actors pick up the slack, bringing intensity and behavioral nuance to an otherwise airy actioner that feels severely pared down from its original intent. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloWriter-director Eran Creevy demonstrates little facility for kineticism — one of the movie’s best scenes gets flat-out ruined when he abruptly shifts to hackneyed slo-mo — and his cynical plot gets so convoluted that one of the bad guys has to break it down for the audience in a climactic monologue-at-gunpoint. |
| Empire MagazineDan JolinA confident, ambitious and action-rich Brit thriller, albeit one whose characters and clarity suffer from the frantic intensity of its pacing. |
| Alternative LensJennifer HeatonWelcome to the Punch is by no means groundbreaking or challenging as a motion picture, but it packs a lot of (pun intended) punch. |
| TheShiznit.co.ukMatt LookerI wish all my local plods were brutal no-nonsense renegade cops. |
| The PlaylistOliver LytteltonFor most of the run-time, Welcome To The Punch is thrillingly cinematic, beautifully made, smarter and funnier than you'd expect, and a phenomenal showcase for Creevy and his team. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDespite its fast pacing and well-staged action set-pieces, the film fails to make much of an impression. |