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Perfect cast and a good story

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Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

I enjoyed this film from start to finish. It was a well executed, well produced & well acted film. If I were to mention anything negative, it would be that the plot was a little easy to work out, but that being said it did not at all stop me from enjoying this film. The performances by James Mcavoy and Mark Strong were, as always, spot on.🐸

Although the movie contains a lot of predictable Ridley Scott violent action, the subtlety of the performances turned in by James McAvoy (always good) and Mark Strong is remarkable. McAvoy plays a cop named Max and Strong the bandit Sternwood, who wounds Max in the getaway after a heist as the movie opens. He shoots to wound, not kill, Max.That said, it is Mark Strong's acting that is the focus of this review. I was not familiar with him or his work, but apparently he is always cast as a villain. The duplicitous and convoluted plot of "Punch" sets up McAvoy as the protagonist and Strong the antagonist, with other characters having little to do except cause Max and Sternwood physical pain and mental anguish.Despite all the mayhem and noise, however, Strong (Sternwood) steals the scene from McAvoy twice, first with a sentence and a look, and later with just body language and a look. Quite amazing really. See for yourself.

I've just wasted 96 minutes of my life on this so I won't waste too much time on a review. This movie? Totally unbelievable rubbish. Not exciting, not suspenseful, not credible, wooden acting, predictable plot. Nothing new at all. It's a British movie that's trying to be an American shoot 'em up drama. The Americans make some wonderful movies but with an awful lot of duds thrown in, many of them of this tired old ilk. If I wanted to watch a thoroughly predictable and ridiculous good guys and bad guys movie of this type, it would probably be one of the better American ones. Seriously, don't waste your time and heartbeats on this crap. JMV

This film is good but not great. But is not bad at all. Mark Strong is at his best and James McEvoy turns in a very good performance as well. You also almost immediately get the sense that Andrea Riseborough in the role of Sarah is a near perfect partner for Max (McEvoy).If you like a lot of shooting, high speed action and plot intrigue in an action thriller, you will have a lot of fun watching. You get a little of each in almost every scene.This is however a lower budget film. There's not a lot of CGI special effects. There are no blockbuster, high-dollar actors here to attract the kind of theater or disc demand to expect that this was going to be a box office smash. Aside from Strong, McEvoy and Riseborough, the acting is good but not great (see my lede). The plot also has a few tiny holes in it but they're not enough to ruin anything. It's just kind of a fun flick to sit down to after dinner and be entertained by a fast-paced action thriller with bullets flying, plot twists (tiny holes and all)and decent acting. If that's what you're looking for, you'll be pleased, and then surprised that this was over before you knew it.