Welcome to the Punch

IFC Films | Release Date: March 27, 2013

6.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 44 Ratings

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hoops2448Apr 25, 2013

A good British action film is hard to come by, one that emulates and builds on old school action directors like John Woo and John McTiernan is even harder. Welcome to the Punch is that film and because of that it is delightful. The filmA good British action film is hard to come by, one that emulates and builds on old school action directors like John Woo and John McTiernan is even harder. Welcome to the Punch is that film and because of that it is delightful. The film follows the events that happen when lifelong criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) returns to Britain to investigate why his son has been attacked. While there he must contend with disenfranchised police officer Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy), someone Sternwood wounded years prior following one of his final heists. Welcome to the Punch isn't the most intelligent action thriller, in fact it can play quite predictable for a majority of its run time. It's not a film that tries to shock but it does try to impress in its writing (mostly successfully) and its performances (entirely successful), but most importantly the direction by Eran Creevy. The action in the film is sublime with an empty nightclub shootout being one of the finest gunfights since heat. The attention to detail is wonderful which adds a sense of realism to the action. Although John Woo Slow-Mo is used it never really feels out of place and gives the film a Max Payne Noir feel (the game not the film, never the film). Then again the film isn't all action, it's firmly placed in the thriller category as well as the film has an excellent sense of pace allowing for emotional moments as well as some very fast paced developments. It's a film that constantly shifts gears and because of that it is never boring and overall it manages to fit in enough great action moments to be a great movie.… Expand

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timefire44Jan 29, 2015

I've watched it before, and it is as awesome as I don't know what. You see, when they did the casting for this film, I knew the found the perfect choice for the lead role in James McAvoy.

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eva3si0nJun 18, 2023

Welcome to the Punch is a suddenly neonurous action movie. Welcome to the Punch at first glance may seem like a classic B-movie action movie. But then it reveals itself as not a bad neonoir. A simple and already hackneyed topic about crimeWelcome to the Punch is a suddenly neonurous action movie. Welcome to the Punch at first glance may seem like a classic B-movie action movie. But then it reveals itself as not a bad neonoir. A simple and already hackneyed topic about crime and detectives in English entourage. Well, how long have we seen it? And then suddenly the action scenes are shot not badly, and the plot develops dynamically and there are plot twists that work. The acting duo of the main characters is not bad and the ending is not devoid of logic and meaning. Welcome to the Punch looks much better than you expect it from the trailer. If you are tired of A-action movies and the framework of the genre, then Welcome to the Punch is a great example to watch.… Expand

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