Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

I am not an Adam Sandler fan. In fact I think the actor's movies are mostly a bit too silly. But I caught him on Punch-Drunk Love (2002) this afternoon on TV and I thought it was interesting. Playing a dark comical character Sandler did not deliver an awe-inspiring performance but it's definitely a role that fits him perfectly. I didn't get some of the interesting imagery (silhouette of a running Sandler for example), the storyline wasn't believable and the main character is not someone you would normally identify with; just the same director and writer Paul Thomas Anderson has put together enough material to let you understand (and feel for) Barry, and made the situation and everything else all work together in a comforting way. It's an interesting movie.