🎬 Punch-Drunk Love on VHS Review

When I first saw this movie I hated it. I didn't know what the hell was going on. It was uncomfortable watching the main character because I didn't understand what his problem was. Just happened. But then I looked at it again. And it was different. It's a beautiful and strange story about a depressed man with suppressed anger who meets the love of his life and has to fight to keep her safe when a sex worker on the phone starts threatening him with physical violence if he doesn't get all his…

Drunk Love is a romantic black comedy starring Adam Sandler as Barry and Emily Watson as Lena. Barry is a loner, afraid of the world and under constant pressure from his 7 sisters. Everything is going wrong in his life until he meets Lena, who might be able to free him from his shell. The opening scene is a great symbol of Barry's mental and physical condition. He's in his office, which is in a large warehouse that looks completely empty except for the table he's standing at in the far corner…

The first time I saw "Punch Drunk Love" was not much more than a year ago and having only reviewed it now, I can say that this is about the most unusual of all the original comedy-drama novels out there. A film about whimsical style, overcoming personal mistakes, redemption and the possibilities of an unlikely romance. The film begins with no title or credits, then builds without a premise or plot and moves entirely on its own, driven by the cuckold Barry, who is thrown off balance by the…