Welcome to the Punch Page #10

Synopsis: Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.
Director(s): Eran Creevy
Production: IFC Films
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
R
Year:
2013
99 min
$6,787
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218 Views


He's got a good heart,

unlike ours.

He's got a good heart,

unlike ours.

- you killed crown.

Unlike ours.

- you killed crown.

- you shot my son.

- you killed crown.

- you shot my son.

- no...

- you shot my son.

- no...

But I know who did.

- no...

But I know who did.

Look, maybe we should

But I know who did.

Look, maybe we should

meet tonight.

Look, maybe we should

meet tonight.

Talk this through.

Meet tonight.

Talk this through.

I know a place.

Talk this through.

I know a place.

- where?

I know a place.

- where?

- a club.

- where?

- a club.

[...]

- you all right, mate?

We're closed.

[click]

We're closed.

[click]

- yeah... Yeah.

[click]

- yeah... Yeah.

Did you get my message?

- yeah... Yeah.

Did you get my message?

Yeah, that's the second time.

Did you get my message?

Yeah, that's the second time.

That's the second time this week

Yeah, that's the second time.

That's the second time this week

you sent me to fix a machine

That's the second time this week

you sent me to fix a machine

when it's not broken.

You sent me to fix a machine

when it's not broken.

Yeah, so what's--

When it's not broken.

Yeah, so what's--

I don't give a f***

Yeah, so what's--

I don't give a f***

what kind of--

I don't give a f***

what kind of--

it's fine, it's fine, it's a

What kind of--

it's fine, it's fine, it's a

balls-up at the office.

It's fine, it's fine, it's a

balls-up at the office.

I don't give a f***

Balls-up at the office.

I don't give a f***

what you said.

I don't give a f***

what you said.

Just tell him he's a

What you said.

Just tell him he's a

f***ing moron.

Just tell him he's a

f***ing moron.

[phone ringing through]

F***ing moron.

[phone ringing through]

[beep]

[phone ringing through]

[beep]

- this is sarah hawks,

[beep]

- this is sarah hawks,

leave a message.

- this is sarah hawks,

leave a message.

- [sighs]

Leave a message.

- [sighs]

[...]

[groans softly]

[...]

aah...

[...]

[sighs]

- relaxing at a murder scene?

- f***...

- relaxing at a murder scene?

- f***...

- that's commitment to the

- f***...

- that's commitment to the

cause, isn't it?

- that's commitment to the

cause, isn't it?

- how did you know I was here?

Cause, isn't it?

- how did you know I was here?

- I know everything.

- how did you know I was here?

- I know everything.

- don't doubt it.

- I know everything.

- don't doubt it.

- night shift reported

- don't doubt it.

- night shift reported

you here.

- night shift reported

you here.

- I was looking for sarah.

You here.

- I was looking for sarah.

- what?

- I was looking for sarah.

- what?

Lovers' tiff?

- what?

Lovers' tiff?

- you could say that.

Lovers' tiff?

- you could say that.

- do you want to know the real

- you could say that.

- do you want to know the real

reason they first asked you

- do you want to know the real

reason they first asked you

to head up the sternwood case?

Reason they first asked you

to head up the sternwood case?

- [scoffs] not f***ing really.

To head up the sternwood case?

- [scoffs] not f***ing really.

I dunno, my good looks,

- [scoffs] not f***ing really.

I dunno, my good looks,

my charm?

I dunno, my good looks,

my charm?

- we hadn't been able to get

My charm?

- we hadn't been able to get

anywhere near sternwood

- we hadn't been able to get

anywhere near sternwood

for years.

Anywhere near sternwood

for years.

Our incompetence could be passed

For years.

Our incompetence could be passed

off as your inexperience.

Our incompetence could be passed

off as your inexperience.

[...]

Off as your inexperience.

[...]

- [scoffs]

- you were so fresh, max.

I knew you could take a couple

of knocks and keep on running.

I knew you could take a couple

of knocks and keep on running.

You worked harder than any man

Of knocks and keep on running.

You worked harder than any man

that came before you.

You worked harder than any man

that came before you.

I mean, christ, you nearly

That came before you.

I mean, christ, you nearly

caught him single-handedly.

I mean, christ, you nearly

caught him single-handedly.

- and you still had to fight

Caught him single-handedly.

- and you still had to fight

them to take me back.

- and you still had to fight

them to take me back.

I never thanked you for that.

Them to take me back.

I never thanked you for that.

- so when you take him down

I never thanked you for that.

- so when you take him down

this time, you take him down

- so when you take him down

this time, you take him down

hard, OK?

This time, you take him down

hard, OK?

And I'll make sure the whole

Hard, OK?

And I'll make sure the whole

world is watching.

And I'll make sure the whole

world is watching.

[...]

I... I did something,

something I'm not proud of,

so you better be right

Something I'm not proud of,

so you better be right

on this, max.

So you better be right

on this, max.

I tapped nathan's line.

On this, max.

I tapped nathan's line.

Someone called him

I tapped nathan's line.

Someone called him

about the greigo mar.

Someone called him

about the greigo mar.

Nathan was guarded, he was

About the greigo mar.

Nathan was guarded, he was

paranoid, couldn't wait to get

Nathan was guarded, he was

paranoid, couldn't wait to get

off the phone quick enough.

Paranoid, couldn't wait to get

off the phone quick enough.

They're meeting tonight.

Off the phone quick enough.

They're meeting tonight.

They're meeting here.

They're meeting tonight.

They're meeting here.

I want you to go and

They're meeting here.

I want you to go and

check it out.

I want you to go and

check it out.

Keep it contained, yeah?

Check it out.

Keep it contained, yeah?

- yeah.

Keep it contained, yeah?

- yeah.

[...]

- call me when it's

through, yeah?

- yeah.

Through, yeah?

- yeah.

[...]

- yeah.

[...]

- man:
Sign here please, sir.

[...]

- you f***ing owe me for this.

- I'd say this makes us

fair and square.

- I'd say this makes us

fair and square.

The first one's in.

Fair and square.

The first one's in.

[click]

The first one's in.

[click]

gun's ready to fire.

[click]

gun's ready to fire.

[...]

Gun's ready to fire.

[...]

[click]

[glass shatters]

[latch clicks]

[...]

[door slams shut, lock clicks]

[door clatters, creaks]

[no sounds in club]

[pinball machine beeps, zaps]

[...]

- [firing]

[shouts]

F***!

[automatic gunfire...]

- you take sternwood--

[automatic gunfire...]

- you take sternwood--

he's unarmed.

- you take sternwood--

he's unarmed.

I'll deal with lewinsky.

[tires squeal]

[bang, doors clatter]

[beeping, zapping]

- [grunts]

- [groans]

[...]

[thud]

[gunfire in distance...]

- jake?

[...]

- move! Go!

[tires squeal]

[max and sternwood panting...]

[thud, sternwood groans]

[thuds, groans]

[thud, max shouts in pain]

[thud, max screams]

- now take me to my son.

- I've been trying

to call you, max.

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Eran Creevy

Eran Creevy is a British director most famous for his films Shifty (2009) and Welcome to the Punch (2013), and several music videos. more…

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