Rating: R
Movie Release Date: December 5, 2008
DVD Release Date: March 17, 2009
Plot 411: A vigilante cleans up the New York scene but an undercover FBI agent gets caught in the crossfire.
Review: This movie stars Ray Stevenson as the Punisher aka Frank Castle, a former Army Range (I think?) who turns into a crime fighting vigilante when his family is murdered by the mob. As he slowly works his way through the mob families, the police turn a blind eye to his antics because he's cleaning up the streets in a way that they'd never be able to do. However, during one of the incidents, an FBI agent is killed and Frank begins to have doubts about his purpose. This was a pretty good action flick with a good deal of gun violence and hand-to-hand combat. I haven't seen the first movie, which starred Thomas Jane, so I can't really do a fair comparison of the two. However, from what I can tell, Stevenson is built like a brick house and must tower over Jane. Jane, I can only assume, is a better actor though.
Movie Release Date: December 5, 2008
DVD Release Date: March 17, 2009
Plot 411: A vigilante cleans up the New York scene but an undercover FBI agent gets caught in the crossfire.
Review: This movie stars Ray Stevenson as the Punisher aka Frank Castle, a former Army Range (I think?) who turns into a crime fighting vigilante when his family is murdered by the mob. As he slowly works his way through the mob families, the police turn a blind eye to his antics because he's cleaning up the streets in a way that they'd never be able to do. However, during one of the incidents, an FBI agent is killed and Frank begins to have doubts about his purpose. This was a pretty good action flick with a good deal of gun violence and hand-to-hand combat. I haven't seen the first movie, which starred Thomas Jane, so I can't really do a fair comparison of the two. However, from what I can tell, Stevenson is built like a brick house and must tower over Jane. Jane, I can only assume, is a better actor though.
Watch It: For the action sequences. What else?
Skip It: If because despite the action, the premise is pretty weak. So what? Is he like a poor man's Batman?
Skip It: If because despite the action, the premise is pretty weak. So what? Is he like a poor man's Batman?
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