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Welcome to the Punch (2013)

15/03/2013 (CA)Action, Adventure, Crime1h 39m
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A stunning, intelligent thriller

Overview

When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. James McAvoy

      James McAvoy

      Max Lewinsky

    2. Mark Strong

      Mark Strong

      Jacob Sternwood

    3. David Morrissey

      David Morrissey

      Thomas Geiger

    4. Peter Mullan

      Peter Mullan

      Roy Edwards

    5. Daniel Mays

      Daniel Mays

      Nathan Bartnick

    6. Andrea Riseborough

      Andrea Riseborough

      Sarah Hawks

    7. Daniel Kaluuya

      Daniel Kaluuya

      Juka Ogadowa

    8. Ruth Sheen

      Ruth Sheen

      Iris Warns

    9. Jason Flemyng

      Jason Flemyng

      Harvey Crown

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jun 8, 2022

    When his son is shot, "Sternwood" (Mark Strong) has to return from his Icelandic hideaway to get to the bottom of it all. That puts him back squarely into the sights of cop "Lewinsky" (James McCoy) who has an old (and painful) grudge. What now ensues is a really formulaic and unimaginative drama, though, as both men realise that they are being played by a higher, manipulative and malevolent power and conclude they are better together. Despite a decent cast, including the usually reliable Andrea Riseborough ("Hawks") it all just fails to ignite. The dark, eerie, photography loses it's potency p...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$8,500,000.00

    Revenue$3,900,000.00

    Keywords

    • assassin
    • detective
    • heist
    • conspiracy
    • criminal