Donkey Punch (The Punch) (2008)

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Initially, this looks like something we've seen before. The set-up of Donkey Punch indicates that this is gonna be a standard DTM (which is short for "Dead Teenager Movie," a very convenient term that was coined by Roger Ebert, and that I'll happily steal for use in this review, even though the characters are in their 20s). Three girls are on holiday and they meet three guys who ask them to come a... read more

middle of the road (or ocean) - nice idea and original - to a degree but again comes over as weak in performance. Jaime Winstone is peaches and cream though!

At some point, I came across this movie, I had never heard of anything like a ‘Donkey Punch’ before and, as a result, probably because I’m a closeted pervert, I got really intrigued by this movie. So, I really didn't know what to expect from this flick but the beginning turned out to be actually quite promising. Indeed, the general progression was not bad at all until the expected moment whi... read more

Description: After meeting at a nightclub in a Mediterranean resort, seven young adults decide to continue partying aboard a luxury yacht in the middle of the ocean. But when one of them dies in a freak accident the others argue about what to do, leading to a ruthless fight for survival. DONKEY PUNCH is the fourth film in Magnet’s “Six Shooter Film Series,” a series of six films highlighting the vanguard of genre cinema from around the globe. This series includes the following films: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Sweden), SPECIAL (US), Nacho Vigalondo’s TIMECRIMES (Spain), Ollie Blackburn’s DONKEY PUNCH (UK), EDEN LOG (France) and BIG MAN After meeting at a nightclub in a Mediterranean resort, seven young adults decide to continue partying aboard a luxury yacht in the middle of the ocean. But when one of them dies in a freak accident the others argue about what to do, leading to a ruthless fight for survival. DONKEY PUNCH is the fourth film in Magnet’s “Six Shooter Film Series,” a series of six films highlighting the vanguard of genre cinema from around the globe. This series includes the following films: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Sweden), SPECIAL (US), Nacho Vigalondo’s TIMECRIMES (Spain), Ollie Blackburn’s DONKEY PUNCH (UK), EDEN LOG (France) and BIG MAN JAPAN (Japan). ... (more) (less)