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Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Smigel, David Stevens, Jonathan Loughran, Don McManus (mehr)Streaming (2)
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Es muss sich etwas ändern im unausgefüllten Leben von Barry Egan. Sein neu gegründetes Kleinunternehmen erzielt nicht die nötigen Gewinne, seine sieben Schwestern tyrannisieren ihn und es scheint keinen Ausweg aus seinem tristen Single-Leben zu geben. Um eine sinnvolle Beschäftigung zu haben, sammelt er Gutscheine auf Puddingbechern, die ihm etliche Bonus-Flugmeilen einbringen sollen. Sein Leben wird noch komplizierter, als er, um seiner Einsamkeit zu entkommen, bei einer Telefonsex-Nummer anfruft: Promt wird er von der Phone-Sex-Sister Latisha und ihrem brutalen Boss erpresst. Doch in diesem Moment tritt die geheimnisvolle Lena in sein Leben - und plötzlich ist nichts mehr wie es war. Als Lena schließlich nach Hawaii reist, beschließt er, aus seinem Leben auszubrechen und ihr zu folgen. Doch ganz so einfach lassen sich Pudding-Bonusmeilen nicht einlösen... (Universal Pictures Germany)
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Magnolia hat mich emotional zerrissen, Boogie Nights war fantastisch amüsant. Aber Punch-Drunk Love – auch wenn er eine innovative und einfallsreiche Regie hat – hat mich gar nicht berührt. Eine effektvoll stilisierte Leere. Emotional sowie intellektuell.
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I love P.T. Anderson's films and consider him a genius, but this is a step backwards. A brilliant directorial, genre-unclassifiable flick, but the plot is absolutely nothing, without any emotions or deeper message. There are a few promisingly conceived motifs, when I thought "this could be interesting", but before he can elaborate on them Anderson suddenly cuts them off, doesn't finish them and leaves a strange aftertaste on the tongue of the film gourmet. I'm not saying it has to work that way for other viewers, but it did for me, and with the beginning of the closing credits I realized that the film didn't really give me anything at all, although I love this kind of cinematic escapades. PS: I wasn't expecting it, but Sandler was excellent and his irresistible declaration of love in Hawaii made me laugh out loud.
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Drunk with confusion. Sometimes the line between a peculiar comedy and a strange attempt at one is just too thin. Paul Thomas Anderson was going after the one for so long that he ended up taking a few steps towards the other. I was looking for the promised romance of a lifetime, believable performances, and the feeling of finding myself. Instead, I just got lost.
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Paul Thomas Anderson in to film what like Picasso is to painting, disjointed, abstract, and hard to decipher. Most conventional viewers won't understand him, and a large number of seasoned viewers won't accept him for various reasons, because he is not classical enough and regrettably has the unfortunate quality that his films always seem to have something "more", but that's not always true, which is exactly the case here. Sandler is excellent.
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This was a bit of a different story than I expected, a slightly offbeat romance, and definitely a different kind of humor than what you’d usually get from Adam Sandler. Here, he plays an incredibly awkward, quiet, and kind of unhinged guy who’s clearly struggling in life. He’s the perfect anti-hero, someone you wouldn’t expect to root for, in a film that completely breaks away from the usual romantic comedy clichés. It’s not your typical movie, but it’s definitely captivating. At times, it felt like I was watching something from another world, thanks to the music, Sandler’s character, and the overall atmosphere. I’m glad I watched it.
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