Welcome to the Punch

  • 2013


MOVIE IS entertaining derivative impressive cinematic american
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39 %
49 % Rotten
$ 34 Million
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Positive Reviews 18
Negative reviews 14
Average Rating 2.7/5
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2.0
Initially, Welcome To The Punch looks more like a watered down Hong Kong shoot em up. Av Club
3.5
Action films that dont treat casualties like faceless videogame avatars are rare; for all its clumsiness, this one occasionally draws blood. Av Club
2.5
Fast paced storytelling cant seem to hide Welcome To The Punchs tastelessly cookie cutter script, created using material from every action thriller cl .. We Got This Covered
3.0
The result is confused, sketchily plotted and rather bland but not a complete disaster. Time Out
2.0
Its a pity the movies ideal audience will have to stand on each others shoulders to buy tickets. Time Out
4.5
The role of the tough, single minded and highly intelligent Jacob Sternwood is perfect for the charismatic Mark Strong. Screen Daily
4.0
Anyone that likes a good cops and robbers story or a solid action flick needs to give this a try. JoBlo
2.5
Take away the British actors, accents and settings and Welcome to the Punch would still be a perfectly serviceable if utterly generic cop thriller. Rogers Movie Nation
2.2
Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. Blu Ray
3.0
Creevys follow up, decently funded by Ridley Scotts Scott Free company, is a glitzy thriller, shot largely at night around the steel and glass skyscra .. Guardian
2.0
Eran Creevy is the British director who made the very good urban drama Shifty in 2008, and this is his step up to a big commercial picture a London cr .. Guardian
3.0
Welcome to the Punch has bravado, a derivative sort of style, and a depressing quantity of mindless, noisy violence. Flim List
4.0
If Welcome To The Punch lacks Shiftys heart and soul, it at least benefits from a better physique than many of its modern American cousins. Empire
1.0
Director Creevy is obviously heavily influenced by Guy Ritchie and John Woo, but the plot is tangled tripe and the action never rises above the level .. Observer
3.0
But even for a lightweight entertainment, Welcome to the Punch still isnt bad. Common Sense Media
0.6
The sheer wastefulness of Eran Creevys Welcome to the Punch is off putting enough, but the film is also falsely painted up as a crime epic. Slant Magazine
3.0
Writer director Eran Creevy made an impressive debut in 2009 with Shifty, a gritty urban thriller shot on a shoestring that earned him a reputation as .. The Irish Times
3.8
For most of the run time, Welcome To The Punch is thrillingly cinematic, beautifully made, smarter and funnier than youd expect, and a phenomenal show .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
But despite its fast pacing and well staged action set pieces, the film fails to make much of an impression. Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Its directed with skill and precisely shot, but the screenplay lacks bite and has little concern for its characters at all. Standard
3.0
Swathed in gunmetal blues and grays and motored by a deliriously heaving pulp sensibility, the British gangsters and cops thriller Welcome to the Punc .. Los Angeles Times
2.0
The 2008 blockbuster Wanted made a knowing virtue of the actors lack of action man qualifications, but he seems less comfortable with this more po fac .. Variety
2.5
And although the movie does improve substantially in its climactic stretch eg theres a standoff involving an old lady thats ultimately the pictures hi .. Reel Film
3.0
Welcome to the Punch is a fun ride and breezes by at a brisk pace but, to use a music analogy, its more like a good Michael Mann cover version than a .. Digital Spy
1.9
There are a lot of casualties in this stylish, unoriginal thriller, but James McAvoys knee was the only one that moved me.His detective character gets .. New York Post
1.9
Writer director Eran Creevy barely delivers a sense of place that would reinforce a community in fear and a crime fighting force whose disillusionment .. Red Eye Chicago
3.0
But for all the sleek filmmaking and energetic action, the film struggles to make us care about characters who are dark and troubled. Contact Music
2.0
While it remains mildly entertaining throughout, Welcome to the Punch lacks the snap, crackle, and pop of other contemporary examples of the genre. Film Racket
2.5
For the most part, this is a film better seen than heard; the dialogue is largely rote and forgettable, and it is instead clearly the lavish action se .. What Culture
3.0
Welcome To The Punch isnt bad, but it flails instead of packing any sort of punch. Scots Man
2.0
Potentially fun for action fans, Welcome To The Punch is ultimately all style rather than substance. Metro
3.0
Its the kind of culture fart that David Cameron would approve of; its got mass appeal a thriller fashioned as the British Heat. The Ooh Tray
2.0
While the cast all put in captivating performances, Welcome To The Punch is all style, too much plot and no substance. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.0
Thankfully, director Eran Creevy gets almost everything else right in this action packed crime thriller. Daily Star
2.5
This is a film in dire need of a better script, because not only does it lack punch (especially for a movie with the word in its title), but its too c .. Blog Bullz Eye
3.0
The result is a tightly plotted thriller that looks like The Shard but occasionally sounds like The Gherkin. Sky
4.0
Between Welcome to the Punch and Shifty there are all the ingredients for a masterpiece...and you wouldnt bet against Creevy putting them all together .. Hey U Guys
2.0
Welcome To The Punch doesnt have a sense of humour to lighten the mood either. Birmingham Mail



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