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ActionAdventureCrime

Welcome to the Punch

- A Stunning, Intelligent Thriller

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.

Release Date : 2013-03-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Worldview EntertainmentBetween The EyesAutomatik EntertainmentIM GlobalScott Free ProductionsAlliance FilmsBFIQuickfire FilmsReliance Entertainment

Production Country : CanadaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

James McAvoy

Character Name : Max Lewinsky

Original Name : James McAvoy

Gender : Male

Mark Strong

Character Name : Jacob Sternwood

Original Name : Mark Strong

Gender : Male

David Morrissey

Character Name : Thomas Geiger

Original Name : David Morrissey

Gender : Male

Peter Mullan

Character Name : Roy Edwards

Original Name : Peter Mullan

Gender : Male

Daniel Mays

Character Name : Nathan Bartnick

Original Name : Daniel Mays

Gender : Male

Andrea Riseborough

Character Name : Sarah Hawks

Original Name : Andrea Riseborough

Gender : Female

Daniel Kaluuya

Character Name : Juka Ogadowa

Original Name : Daniel Kaluuya

Gender : Male

Ruth Sheen

Character Name : Iris Warns

Original Name : Ruth Sheen

Gender : Female

Jason Flemyng

Character Name : Harvey Crown

Original Name : Jason Flemyng

Gender : Male

Elyes Gabel

Character Name : Ruan Sternwood

Original Name : Elyes Gabel

Gender : Male

Jason Maza

Character Name : Luke

Original Name : Jason Maza

Gender : Male

Johnny Harris

Character Name : Dean Warns

Original Name : Johnny Harris

Gender : Male

Steve Oram

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Steve Oram

Gender : Male

Natasha Little

Character Name : Jane Badham

Original Name : Natasha Little

Gender : Female

Cathy Murphy

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Cathy Murphy

Gender : Female

Seun Shote

Character Name : Joseph Ojogo

Original Name : Seun Shote

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-08

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 pretty quickly, as do the flashbacks filling in most of the backstory - leaving us with a pretty generic crime thriller that is pretty light on thrills. Forgettable stuff, sorry.