Welcome to the Punch (2013)

Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky, one last chance to catch the man he's always been after.

Director:

Eran Creevy

Writer:

Eran Creevy

Stars:

James McAvoy, Andrea Riseborough, Mark Strong

Cast

Credited cast:
James McAvoy	...	Max Lewinsky
Andrea Riseborough	...	Sarah Hawks
Mark Strong	...	Jacob Sternwood
David Morrissey	...	Thomas Geiger
Jason Flemyng	...	Harvey Crown
Peter Mullan	...	Roy Edwards
Elyes Gabel	...	Ruan Sternwood
Daniel Mays	...	Nathan Bartnick
Johnny Harris	...	Dean Warns
Steve Oram	...	Journalist
Daniel Kaluuya	...	Juka
Natasha Little	...	Jane Badham
Ruth Sheen	...	Dean's nan
Ellie Darcey-Alden	...	Girl
Lee Nicholas Harris	...	Paramedic

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

london england | police detective | written by director

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [jp]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Betrayer

Filming Locations:

Three Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, Bow, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$8,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,736 (USA) (29 March 2013)

Gross:

$6,787 (USA) (5 April 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Worldview Entertainment, Between The Eyes, Automatik Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Max Lewinsky drains body fluids out of his knee using a syringe he is smoking a cigarette. After he drained the body fluids out of his knee he sprays the fluid into a pan and then taking a final smoke of his cigarette. The cigarette he throws into the pan with his body fluids appears to be taller than when he took the final draw.

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Connections

Featured in Top Gear: Episode #19.5 (2013)

User Reviews

Welcome to the Snore

Really bad...really bad! I give it 3 because of Mark Strong. But, this should not be the reason for rating a film - a great actor! Maybe it was me but I couldn't get to grips with the actual story line/plot.

"hm...what is this film about?" 10 mins "hmm...I wonder what this film is about?" 45 mins "What is this film about?" 70 mins "I don't get it!" 90 mins The one scene that was pretty interesting was the scene where the ex.military returns and finds his granny held hostage. "ello gran..." Some great slow motion shots, and pretty nice dialogue - but that's it folks! Severely limited.

Dull. Long winded. Pretentious.

Do not watch! Demand better!