one of my absolute favorites!

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Am I Missing Something?

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

This is a 2-minute sketch that shows us famous actor Adam Sandler at a furniture store. The director is Paul Thomas Anderson and he made this one over 10 years ago right after the two collaborated on the pretty successful "Punch Drunk Love". Sandler's character gets sucked in a couch and, for whatever reason, makes weird martial arts moves afterward and then takes place in an armchair. Very carefully he does so in order to avoid what happened with the couch. Still no happy ending for his character here. this was a fairly strange watch. I cannot say I found this funny, even if I like Sandler and Anderson more than most people do I guess. In the end, it just felt like random screaming to me. One of the worst works for the duo I'm afraid. Not recommended.

Don't know why either Sandler or Anderson felt the need to do this short. If it was made in 2003 they both were established, yet the short movie is typical of someone that want to make something, almost anything, to showcase some kind of talent and make a name. Neither of them need that. The plot is simple, a man goes into a shop and tries some couches, with some odd accidents as the result. It is simple, goofy and frankly just mostly silly. Not even that funny. A director and writer like Anderson and actor like Sandler, both established, talented and good at what they do, should be able to do more with a short scene, even if it is just 2 minutes.4/10

Paul Thomas Anderson's "Couch" is a fairly good example of how a dolly and a film camera don't always make a good film. However, it is an interesting short to watch, just in terms of where it fits in his filmography, especially so soon after "Punch-Drunk Love".If people found it harder to pinpoint the sources of Anderson's inspiration in "Punch-Drunk Love", "Couch" provides an answer of sorts.It's funny, and I laughed, but only the first time.But you also have to remember that this film isn't meant to be reviewed, nor even taken seriously. It's a dumb short, and shame on me for treating it otherwise. See it, enjoy it, don't expect much more from it.Done and done.

well i was excited when i heard that p.t.anderson had made a short with adam sandler. i saw it on tv. i never thought pta would make anything like that put i wasn't disappointed. it was quite silly and pointless but funny. it made me laugh.