Punch 119

Original title: Welcome to the Punch

2013
R
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

35K

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James McAvoy, David Morrissey, and Mark Strong in Punch 119 (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.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

35K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Theatrical Version

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Welcome to the Punch: Geiger After Press Conference (UK)

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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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Trivia
Mark Strong and Daniel Mayes both appeared in the TV series "Temple".

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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Featured review

8/10

Heroic Bloodshed in the East End

Inspired by Hong Kong 'heroic bloodshed' flicks, this hardnosed cops 'n' robbers tale certainly lives up to its name. James McAvoy's supercop exhibits a dogged intensity in his hunt for Mark Strong's antiheroic supercrim. During their heated cat-and-mouse game, the two uncover a conspiracy much bigger than their own dispute.

The two leads keep things moving along nicely with their ambiguous dynamic, with a supporting cast of familiar faces picking up back-end duties rather nicely. Special mention must go to Shane Meadows favourite Johnny Harris who, as a cold-blooded ex-military henchman, exudes a barely-restrained predatory animalism, familiar to those who saw him in This is England '86. Top performances, decent pacing, and an ending which refuses to settle it all in quite the neat and tidy way one would expect.