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Welcome to the Punch

  • 2013
  • R
  • 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.

  • Director
    • Eran Creevy
  • Writer
    • Eran Creevy
  • Stars
    • James McAvoy
    • Mark Strong
    • Andrea Riseborough
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    34K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eran Creevy
    • Writer
      • Eran Creevy
    • Stars
      • James McAvoy
      • Mark Strong
      • Andrea Riseborough
    • 101User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Welcome to the Punch: Geiger After Press Conference (UK)
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    Welcome to the Punch: Let off some Fireworks (UK)
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    Welcome to the Punch: Sternwood Escapes Lodge (UK)
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    Welcome to the Punch: Heist & Chase (UK)
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    Welcome to the Punch: Max and Sarah almost Kiss (UK)
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    Welcome to the Punch: Interrogation (UK)
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    Welcome to the Punch: Ruan Calls Jake (UK)
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    Welcome to the Punch: Action Featurette (UK)
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    Welcome to the Punch: Story Featurette (UK)
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    David Morrissey in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    Elyes Gabel in Welcome to the Punch (2013)
    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)
    Mark Strong 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
    • Henry Callaghan
    • Director
      • Eran Creevy
    • Writer
      • Eran Creevy
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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?

      Max Lewinsky: Not fucking really. Uh, my good looks? My charm?

      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
    A visually and audibly stylish action crime caper that ultimately shoots itself in its foot. And shoulder. And leg. And shoulder again.
    Welcome to the Punch...I think...

    So, I actually managed to get to the advanced screening of Welcome to the Punch this evening. Unfortunately, not a single one of my 150ish London based Facebook friends could accompany me to the free advanced preview of the film and, at first, I must admit that I was very disappointed. But now, I find myself wondering whether they knew something that I didn't!

    Eran Creevy, writer and director sets the stage clearly with an opening sequence that plays out in London's glossy, glass and steel covered Canary Wharf. It pulls us in straight away. We find ourselves almost immediately invested in both the protagonist (James McAvoy as Max Lewinsky, detective cop chap whom we're meant to root for) and antagonist (a stern Mark Strong playing naughty bad guy, Jacob Sternwood), willing the story to tell us more about these two characters and the motivations behind their actions.

    Borrowing heavily from the audio visual flare of Nolans bat films, particularly 'The Dark Knight', we're lead to believe that a stylish cat and mouse action / crime caper in the style of Heat awaits us. I honestly found myself asking whether this could actually be the British 'Heat' after the first 10 minutes or so. Unfortunately, about 15 minutes in, my first 'gripe' smacked me in the face (from McAvoy's performance no less!) This was followed by the second, and the third, and continued to do so until the end finally came, with a twist that was visible from a mile away and a convoluted plot that had to be explained through exposition about 10 minutes before the film ended!

    Relationships between characters felt shallow and under developed, making empathy nigh on impossible and ultimately, leaving me somewhat bored of the whole thing. None of the questions that the film raises in our minds as we progress through its 'narrative' are answered and I was left feeling cheated every time. The audience needs to know why certain things are happening surely?; Sternwoods treatment of Lewinsky and vice versa, for one. So why not just tell us?

    The cast deliver strong performances with what material they have bar McAvoy, surprisingly, who gave one too many clichéd reactions which caricatured our hero and made us less sympathetic to his plight.

    For all of the films good moments it has its bad and ultimately, the bad simply overpowered the good. The little niggles (in the form of conveniently placed tools, bad aim etc.) and wannabe Bourne esque plot, along with a serious lack of satisfaction from the 'bad guy' being trumped (because, technically, the 'bad guy wasn't) made the film a lot poorer than it rightly deserved to be. Because from a technical stand point, the film looks and sounds great. And the story still feels interesting, and I want to know more. But, with the serious lack of character development and exploration of their (implied) back stories, the film finds itself lying flat on its gun riddled back after its 99 minute runtime.

    Sadly another missed opportunity for British cinema.

    Unless of course, this was designed as an Infernal Affairs style film and a prequel / sequel fills in all the 'gaps'?

    Welcome to the Punch opens nationwide on 27th March.

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    • Mar 12, 2013

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Âm Muu Cuôi Cùng
    • Filming locations
      • Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Worldview Entertainment
      • Between The Eyes
      • Automatik Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,747
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,736
      • Mar 31, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,926,386
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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