Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Hidden Gems - Punch Drunk Love

Punch Drunk Love

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

5 reason to watch it

“Punch-Drunk Love” defies categorization. It’s an acquired taste;

1- An art house Adam Sandler film.” Not only is “Punch-Drunk Love” Sandler’s best work to date, it’s also Anderson’s.

2- A 1940’s-styled oddball-meets-girl Technicolor fantasy replete with kitschy silhouettes and all the musical dance numbers axed.

3- The cinematography, the soundtrack, the dialogue, plus all those weird, totally original things that only ever happen in “A P.T. Anderson Picture.”

A man not afraid to challenge, surprise, and excite us like this?

4- A romantic comedy for our times that is not afraid to challenge surprise and excite us.

5- Short and simple, it’s a knockout! Captivating and eclectic. A movie that deciphers it’s character’s souls while leaving layers of subliminal import to work their way into our consciousness over the days and weeks afterwards in beguiling ways. Everything in the film has a meaning!

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