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Welcome to the Punch

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
34K
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James McAvoy and Mark Strong in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
When a notorious criminal is forced to return to London, it gives a detective one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
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When a notorious criminal is forced to return to London, it gives a detective one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.When a notorious criminal is forced to return to London, it gives a detective one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.When a notorious criminal is forced to return to London, it gives a detective one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
34K
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    • Eran Creevy
    • Eran Creevy
  • Stars
    • James McAvoy
    • Mark Strong
    • Andrea Riseborough
    • Eran Creevy
    • Eran Creevy
  • Stars
    • James McAvoy
    • Mark Strong
    • Andrea Riseborough
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    • 100User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    David Morrissey in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
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    James McAvoy in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    James McAvoy and David Morrissey in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    Mark Strong in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    Mark Strong in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    Mark Strong in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    James McAvoy in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    James McAvoy in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    Mark Strong in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    James McAvoy and Andrea Riseborough in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
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    James McAvoy
    James McAvoy
    • Max Lewinsky
    Mark Strong
    Mark Strong
    • Jacob Sternwood
    Andrea Riseborough
    Andrea Riseborough
    • Sarah Hawks
    Peter Mullan
    Peter Mullan
    • Roy Edwards
    Johnny Harris
    Johnny Harris
    • Dean Warns
    Daniel Mays
    Daniel Mays
    • Nathan Bartnick
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Thomas Geiger
    Natasha Little
    Natasha Little
    • Jane Badham
    Daniel Kaluuya
    Daniel Kaluuya
    • Juka Ogadowa
    Ruth Sheen
    Ruth Sheen
    • Iris Warns
    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Harvey Crown
    Elyes Gabel
    Elyes Gabel
    • Ruan Sternwood
    Robert Portal
    Robert Portal
    • Robert Wiseman
    Jason Maza
    Jason Maza
    • Luke
    Jay Simpson
    Jay Simpson
    • Barber
    Seun Shote
    • Joseph Ojogo
    Dannielle Brent
    • Karen Edwards
    David Michaels
    David Michaels
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      • Eran Creevy
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    • Trivia
      Both actors James McAvoy and Jason Flemyng starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
    • Goofs
      In the slow motion shoot-out in Iris Warn's house, only the cartridge case should be ejected after the bullet is fired down the barrel. The ejects can plainly be seen to still have the bullets attached.
    • Quotes

      Thomas Geiger: Do you want to know the real reason they first asked you to head up the Sternwood case?

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      Thomas Geiger: We hadn't been able to get anywhere near Sternwood for years. Our incompetence could be passed off as your inexperience.

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    5/10
    So disappointed
    I've been waiting to see 'Welcome to the Punch' ever since I heard about it (and managed to miss its cinema release). Mark Strong is such a talented actor. I've seen him in a few films which weren't very good, yet his performance has made it worthwhile. Then you have James McAvoy, who always turns in a great performance no matter what he's in. How could I lose? I did. Welcome to the Punch is billed as 'Britain's answer to Heat.' If that's the best we can do, I think we should let Hollywood win on this one. This is nothing like Heat. Never before have so many talented - British - actors been assembled and produced something so average.

    I won't say it's bad, just totally mediocre. It's about policeman, James McAvoy, seeking revenge on the gangster, Mark Strong, who shot him during a previous robbery. Nothing special plot-wise, but with such a good cast you should expect them to make something more out of it. However, the best part of the film was the way it's filmed. London has never looked so cool and stylish, plus it seems to be shot using some sort of blue/green filter to give it all an ultra-cool look.

    If you really want to see another British gangster movie then this one isn't bad. Then again, perhaps it's worse than bad - it's disappointing.

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      • March 15, 2013 (United Kingdom)
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      • Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Worldview Entertainment
      • Between The Eyes
      • Automatik Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
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