Three years after Paul Thomas Anderson's incredible "Magnolia" (review located below) he fashioned this romantic dramedy about an insecure business man that works in the toilet plunger industry.
The film is very strange and offers a style of comedy that I have not often seen before. While I found the movie to be enjoyable, it was nowhere near as good as Magnolia. That's not to say it's a good movie though, the romance is sweet and you feel sorry for the lead character, who happens to be played by none other then Adam Sandler. I have always said that "I Hate Adam Sandler" but after seeing this film I'll have to revise my statement and say "I Hate 99.99% of Adam Sandler's movies" because in this he was surprisingly quite good.
The content of the film is much better then "Magnolia",so-much-so that if it weren't for a couple dozen F-words and a graphic conversation over the phone, this movie would have easily gotten a PG rating.
So if you're in the mood for a touching comedy about a character that is easy to have sympathy for, I recommend "Punch-Drunk Love". It's not the best comedy of all time, but it's better then most.
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