Review of The Punisher (2004) by Marischa B — 22 Dec 2009
Frank Castle is dead. Call me... The Punisher.
This movie is my favourite of any Marvel endorsed Comic Book adaptation. For me, a huge Punisher fan, it perfectly captures the exact feel of the comics it were based upon, namely The Punisher: Year One and Welcome Back, Frank and I put this down to having cast Thomas Jane as Frank Castle.
The battle between Frank and Howard Saint (John Travolta) is a convincing are, in it's own way, incredibly terrifying considering the willingness to openly murder from the Saint family in response to the death of their son. As a fan of The Punisher it was a real treat to find that the characters Spacker Dave, Mr. Bumpo and Joan the Mouse.
With a host of enemies are some real impressive action scenes and monologues I have this movie cemented in my collection of great adaptations, and whilst this isn't going to impress in the same vein as The Godfather (for example) it is a comic book movie.
This review of The Punisher (2004) was written by Marischa B on 22 Dec 2009.
The Punisher has generally received mixed reviews.
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