This film is about a young policeman who wants to get even from the criminal who shot him in the leg, thereby also ruining his reputation.
"Welcome to the Punch" is visually appealing to look at, as it has many stylish scenes of the London skyline at night. The opening sequence is very stylish as well, creating high hopes for the film. However, things simply go downhill from the opening scene.
As a thriller, the plot is what holds the film together. Even though I watched critical scenes several times to make sense of what is happening, the plot remains incomprehensible. The plot is so poorly explained, that I simply did not understand why people shot each other. Character development is woefully inadequate, and the characters did not have enough distinction between each other. There were many times that I wonder who was on the screen and what they were doing.
There was a scene at the end where a character explains the whole plot in a confession. Even after that scene, I still had no idea what the film was about. "Welcome to the Punch" was really that confusing! Unfortunately "Welcome to the Punch" was a waste of time.
"Welcome to the Punch" is visually appealing to look at, as it has many stylish scenes of the London skyline at night. The opening sequence is very stylish as well, creating high hopes for the film. However, things simply go downhill from the opening scene.
As a thriller, the plot is what holds the film together. Even though I watched critical scenes several times to make sense of what is happening, the plot remains incomprehensible. The plot is so poorly explained, that I simply did not understand why people shot each other. Character development is woefully inadequate, and the characters did not have enough distinction between each other. There were many times that I wonder who was on the screen and what they were doing.
There was a scene at the end where a character explains the whole plot in a confession. Even after that scene, I still had no idea what the film was about. "Welcome to the Punch" was really that confusing! Unfortunately "Welcome to the Punch" was a waste of time.