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100
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Anderson orchestrates a comic romance like no other. The effect is intoxicating. Sandler and the movie will knock you for a loop.
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100
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Washington Post Desson Thomson
Through 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.
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88
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The film is exhilarating to watch because Sandler, liberated from the constraints of formula, reveals unexpected depths as an actor.
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88
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USA Today Mike Clark
Despite its title, Punch-Drunk Love is never heavy-handed. The jabs it employs are short, carefully placed and dead-center.
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83
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Deeply rich and strange new romantic comedy.
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80
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The New York Times Dana Stevens
Poetry is perhaps the best way to think about Mr. Anderson's suave, exuberant balance of free-form inspiration and formal control.
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80
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Charming and outlandish by turns, this misfit love story of disconnected people trying to find one another in an antagonistic world is a comedy of discomfort and rage that turns unexpectedly sweet and pure.
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80
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Washington Post
The outlandish story and exaggerated colors ... swirl together to create an ethereal, sometimes sinister dreamscape.
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80
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Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
Difficult too, and certainly problematic, but it's sometimes quite wonderful. Do see it if you're curious about one-of-a-kind films, and if you care about the ever-evolving career of one of our most gifted filmmakers.
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75
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San Francisco Chronicle
Sweet-natured, meticulously observed love story.
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