Review of Welcome to the Punch (2013) by Mayank M — 25 Mar 2013

A passable action thriller which does not outstay it's welcome during viewing but also disappears from your conscience fairly quickly afterwards.

This review of Welcome to the Punch (2013) was written by Mayank M on 25 Mar 2013.

Welcome to the Punch has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Joe G (740) on 23 May 2014

If there's one thing the British can do, it's make boring films with dull characters. It's a shame really, as I do like James McAvoy. Such a let down…

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This is a throwback to the 80's paper thin characters and mindless violence popcorn flick.I am usually up for that but this takes itself too…

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