Punch-Drunk Love

The reinvention of Sandler, of course, is the big sell and it takes a film-maker of Anderson’s vision to see in his cartoonish oeuvre the potential for softness and sympathy.

Odd romantic journey for adults and older teens.

It's a romantic comedy on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

The film looks good and has its funny moments, but too often one senses Anderson straining to impress...

A love-letter to the golden age of film, Anderson's opus is the equivalent of a jubilant Technicolor MGM romantic musical, except without the requisite singing and dancing and crossed with a stark cynicism that is Sandler's hallmark.

Nothing makes much sense, and the Watson character would have run a mile from Sandler, who performs like Jerry Lewis at his least endearing.

I loved the cinematography in this film. One of the best Paul Thomas Anderson films I've seen

It has a pulse, while Sandler’s full array of acting chops is put on display with vulnerability and nuance.

... still packs the same punch, sending one reeling with the sense of isolation and desperation of just trying to connect with someone about anything. Connection is key to survival, as is finding your people. Do that, and you can accomplish anything.

A romantic comedy that operates by the rules of its own self-contained universe.