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Punch-drunk LovePunch-Drunk Love is a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Adam Sandler and Emily Watson star. Anderson regulars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzman also appear. Sandler won positive reviews for his role; Roger Ebert wrote that "Sandler, liberated from the constraints of formula, reveals unexpected depths as an actor. Watching this film, you can imagine him in Dennis Hopper roles. He has darkness, obsession and power."http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20021018/REVIEWS/210180308/1023 The soundtrack was composed by Jon Brion, and features the song "He Needs Me" from the movie Popeye. The soundtrack received an enthusiastic review from classical music critic Greg Sandow.http://newmusicbox.org/page.nmbx?id=44nw00v1 Barry Egan (Sandler) is a sales executive for a company which markets novelty items such as toilet plungers with see-through handles. Despite having seven overbearing sisters he has a very lonely life which is punctuated by fits of rage. His life simultaneously gets better and worse when he strikes up a relationship with his sister's friend Lena (Watson), after attempting to solace his loneliness by responding to a phone sex advertisement placed by some unscrupulous out of town operators. By capitalizing on a loophole in a pudding promotion, he is able to amass over a million frequent-flyer miles. He uses them to accompany Lena on her many business trips.
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