Article: Wouldn't know him from Adam Sandler reveals darkness, depth in 'Punch-Drunk Love'

PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

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Barry Egan Adam Sandler

Lena Leonard Emily Watson

Dean Trumbell Philip Seymour Hoffman

Lance Luis Guzman

Elizabeth Mary Lynn Rajskub

Revolution Studios and New Line Cinema present a film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Running time: 89 minutes. Rated R (for strong language including a scene of sexual dialogue). Opening today at local theaters.

There is a new Adam Sandler on view in "Punch-Drunk Love"--angry, sad, desperate. In voice and mannerisms he is the same childlike, love-starved Adam Sandler we've seen in a series of dim comedies, but this film, by seeing him in a new light, encourages us to look again at those films. Given a director ...

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