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Article: Wouldn't know him from Adam Sandler reveals darkness, depth in 'Punch-Drunk Love'
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- October 18, 2002
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PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE
***1/2
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 ...