Movie Reviews for The Punisher 2004
Information and Film Reviews for The Punisher the Movie
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What this brutal revenger lacks in humor and cheeriness, it more than makes up for in gloomy, dour punishment, drunken brooding, and grisly deaths. The Punisher a.k.a. Frank Castle (Jane) is an FBI agent turned vigilante after an FBI sting which kills a wealthy mobster's son triggers the systematic murder of his entire family. Said mobster is the ironically named Mr. Saint (an uninspired Travolta). Despite a severe battering, Castle survives the slaughter. Rest of pic is his revenge plot against Saint, his right hand man (Patton) and assorted evil cohorts. Adding a touch of humanity are Castle's fellow rooming house residents, including Romjin-Stamos, Pinette and Foster, who futilely attempt to socialize Castle. Based on the Marvel comic books.
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Available on (VHS, DVD) Running time 124 minutes. Originally from United States.
Cast and Crew
- Genres
- FBI, Psycho-Thriller, Revenge, Adapted from Comics, Anti-Heroes, Super Heroes, Vigilantes
- Screenplay
- Jonathan Hensleigh, Michael France
- Cast
- Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Edward Jemison, Samantha Mathis, Will Patton, Laura Elena Harring, Roy Scheider, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Geoff Wallace, Mark Collie, John Pinette, Russell Andrews, Marc Macaulay, Ben Foster, Eduardo Yanez, Marcus Johns, Bonnie Johnson, Omar Avila
- Cinematography
- Conrad W. Hall
- Director
- Jonathan Hensleigh
- Music
- Carlo Siliotto
- Other
- John Taylor, Steven Kemper, John Dexter, Steve Saklad, Lisa Tomczeszyn, Michael Z. Hanan
- Producer
- Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd, Marvel Enterprises, Partnership Films, Lions Gate Films
Visitor Reviews
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The gorgeous Frank Castle is a man who has seen too much death. On his final assignment, Castle plays his undercover role perfectly, but the operation spins out of control and a young man, Bobby Saint, is inadvertently killed. Inflamed by the death of their son, the Saints are willing to risk their newfound legitimacy on a wholesale mission of blood-vengeance. Castle's worst nightmare is about to come true, as Howard Saint and his lieutenants unleash hell at the Castle family reunion. Castle, to his everlasting torment, survives. Until this moment, he has spent his entire life adhering strictly to the law. However, experience has taught him that the law cannot adequately penalize the people who murdered his family. Drawing upon all he has learned in 20 years, Castle sets in motion a plan to punish the men who killed his entire family.
