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...modern classics Boogie Nights and Magnolia, but it’s a matured sort of flair; it’s quieter, more sparingly used. What Anderson has created with Punch-Drunk Love is not his best work, but it’s certainly his artiest—formally brilliant, deliberately paced and rife with transcendent moments. Oh, and it stars Adam Sandler...
...mixed reaction—some loved it because of its daring and compassion, while others felt that it was nonsensical (it features a musical interlude and the strangest storm you will ever see) and at over three hours much too long. Some believed that Anderson was the most bold, brilliant and heartfelt auteur in decades; others saw him as little more than a pretentious and immature child. Either way, most agreed that he was one of the most original of the modern filmmakers, a belief that will be further cemented with the release of his new film, Punch-Drunk Love...
This darkly seductive, flawlessly acted piece is worlds removed from most horror films. Here monsters have their grandeur, heroes their gravity. And when they collide, a dance of death ensues between two souls doomed to understand each other. The brilliant creepiness of the novels and the films derives from their daring to walk into the haunted house of madness, and live there. You may be able to shake off the scares and the gore of Red Dragon, but the sorrow in its unquiet heart will follow you home. --By Richard Corliss
...didn't come back because I was nostalgic for the good old college days in Harvard Square or brilliant undergraduates," he said...
...loss was tough to take for Fitzpatrick, who was brilliant in guiding the biggest comeback in school history last season against Dartmouth and similarly superhuman in relief during last week’s comeback at Brown...