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, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James McAvoy	...	Max Lewinsky
Mark Strong	...	Jacob Sternwood
Andrea Riseborough	...	Sarah Hawks
Johnny Harris	...	Dean Warns
Daniel Mays	...	Nathan Bartnick
David Morrissey	...	Thomas Geiger
Peter Mullan	...	Roy Edwards
Natasha Little	...	Jane Badham
Daniel Kaluuya	...	Juka Ogadowa
Ruth Sheen	...	Iris Warns
Jason Flemyng	...	Harvey Crown
Elyes Gabel	...	Ruan Sternwood
Robert Portal	...	Robert Wiseman
Jason Maza	...	Luke
Jay Simpson	...	Barber

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:

detective | heist | conspiracy | criminal | assassin | 

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Taglines:

A Stunning, Intelligent Thriller

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Punch 119

Filming Locations:

indigO2 at The O2, Peninsula square, London, 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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Quotes

Max Lewinsky: I'm paid to catch crooks, not get them elected.

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Connections

Featured in Top Gear: Episode #19.5 (2013)

User Reviews

Generic but by no means bad

'Welcome to the Punch' is a solid idea that becomes a little overblown for its own good in the final act; clearly inspired by the crime classics like Mann's 'Heat', it doesn't pull it off as well. That and some pacing issues aside though, the terrific performances from a top-notch who's who British cast, including James McEvoy, who only has one obvious accent slip in the entire film, Andrea Riseborough, who can do anything, and the brooding, incredible Mark Strong, who almost steals the thing doing little more than looking around. Stylish to within an inch of its life, the fantastically brooding score to match the fantastically brooding faces on screen, and the gorgeous photography carry it through with unexpected panache. Nothing you don't expect, but basically what 'The Sweeney' wanted to be.