Welcome to the Punch

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Welcome to the Punch

R

Released Mar 27, 2013

1h 39m

Action

Crime

Drama

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When a notorious criminal is forced to return to London, it gives a veteran detective one final chance to bring the man to justice.

Critics Consensus

Welcome to the Punch is a little deeper and more thoughtful than most police dramas -- but not quite enough to surmount its thinly written characters and numbing violence.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

As a rule, I love James McAvoy with all my heart, but he just isn't cut out to be a scowling, hardened action hero. Too sweet, too downy, never sufficiently unreconstructed enough. I always want to pet him.

Sep 4, 2018

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

"Welcome to the Punch" is derivative, dumb fun.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 29, 2013

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

One straight-faced gunfight after another, signifying nothing.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 29, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

There’s nothing very wrong about Welcome to the Punch, but there’s also very little about this urban cop yarn that proves to be anything more than serviceable.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 6, 2022

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

Tense, beautifully shot and great performances from its male leads, Welcome To The Punch is more than your average British cop film and it's an appreciated addition to the genre.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 21, 2019

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Can't avoid feeling like an appetizer before the real meal.

Aug 9, 2019

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TheVamppir8

Absolutely rubbish like a bad BBC episode of the bill. Cast from z Listers. Plot thinner than my wife's gravy. In the recycling it goes. Best bit of editing was the trailer that got me to waste 2 quid on music magpie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/09/23

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Audience Member

The plot needs some touch of lemon squeeze to give it some sissy to be good action... too much drama...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Jelisije J

When a movie relies on its star power to save it from its mediocre plot.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/23

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Audience Member

There is no saving this film from bad storytelling. McAvoy doesn't have a chance to strong arm this narrative that gives no clear direction on what we want justice for or whose side we're on. Just bikes and explosions and meh.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

One of the worst films I have ever seen. the first time I watched it I fell asleep - I had to watchi it again which was borderline torture. The cast and in Particular mcavoy and strong look almost embarrassed to be in it. What a shame that so fine a cast are left to struglle with the pitiful excuse of a script.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

It's a good movie, not sure what the negative reviews are about

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

When a notorious criminal is forced to return to London, it gives a veteran detective one final chance to bring the man to justice.

Director: Eran Creevy
Producer: Rory Aitken, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Ben Pugh
Screenwriter: Eran Creevy
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Worldview Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Automatik
Rating: R (Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.4K
Runtime: 1h 39m

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