Punch

2022

Action / Drama / Romance / Sport

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80% · 19 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1920 1.9K

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Plot summary

Jim is preparing for his first professional fight but begins to rethink his life's trajectory and his sexuality after tangling with Whetu, a gay Maori boy who spends his days in an old shack down by the beach.

Director

Welby Ings Photo
Welby Ings

Top cast

Wesley Dowdell Photo
Wesley Dowdell as Ron Pyott
Tim Roth Photo
Tim Roth as Stan
Karl Willetts Photo
Karl Willetts as Manager
Calvin Tuteao Photo
Calvin Tuteao as Doctor
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909.96 MB
1280*536
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 3
1.83 GB
1920*804
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by B24 6 / 10

Just OK

A predictable story line once all the loose ends are tied up following an interesting start. Too bad about the script. The dialogue is very thin and a good editing is needed to condense elements of character in the two main protagonists right from the start. Photography excels, as does sound recording, but with New Zealand as a backdrop that is almost a given. For a relatively low budget film it feels quite professional. A red Pontiac convertible from the early 70's played a role. Was it intended?I respect comments already made here by others who were puzzled by how a small town could host a major boxing match. The last third of the film resorted to this plot trope straight out of the 1950's. Finally, knowing the locale as I do, I had a hard time picturing Conan as a traditional Maori.
Reviewed by deanosuburbia 5 / 10

So You Wanna Be a Boxer

I saw the trailer for this and read the synopsis so I was hopeful for a decent gay drama. Punch wasn't terrible but it wasn't great at the same time. Jordan Oosterhof was a steady lead actor in this film. The story was weak at times and some of the antagonists were a bit on the wooden side. It would have been good to see the bad guys get a proper comeuppance for their horrific actions.Of course it was watchable but not a film to revisit too many times. If you are expecting a lot of boxing scenes then you are likely to be disappointed, although there was a Rocky style work out montage rip-off scene which was fun.
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