Review on Punch Drunk Love

In Roger Ebert's review on the romantic film, Punch Drunk Love, starring Adam Sandler, he explains how Sandler's character in this film is completely the opposite of most of the roles he has played in his other films. In his previous films, we have always seen him as a childish, and love-starved character. However, in Punch Drunk Love, Sandler's character is angry, sad, and desperate. The entire movie is unpredictable, as Sandler plays the role of Barry Egan, a damaged business executive with a violent temper. He meets Lena Leonard, a sweet executive who he later goes on a diner date with. They like each other right away. During the dinner, Barry gets up from his table, goes to the mens room, and breaks just about everything. Later in the film, Lena goes on a business trip to Hawaii. They surely have chemistry. Barry feels that this is a chance to get away from the mainland. So he simply buys a ticket to Honolulu and meets Lena. Here, the screen is filled completely with romantic colors.
At the end of Ebert's review, he states how the director Paul Thomas Anderson, refers to Punch Drunk Love as "an art house Adam Sandler film."