Rotten
'Oh God, now I've got brains spattered all over me,' exclaims The Punisher's slippery inside man, Detective Soap. You may feel the same at the end of this messy, sadistic reboot of the Marvel comic-book series.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
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Punisher: War Zone
Overview
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.
Director and cast
- Lexi Alexander Director
- Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle / The Punisher
- Dominic West as Billy 'The Beaut' Russoti / Jigsaw
- Julie Benz as Angela Donatelli
- Colin Salmon as Paul Budiansky
- Doug Hutchison as James Russoti / 'Loony Bin Jim' / 'LBJ'
- Dash Mihok as Martin Soap
- Wayne Knight as Linus Lieberman / Micro
- Stephanie Janusauskas as Grace Donatelli
- Mark Camacho as Carmine 'Pittsy' Gazzera
- Keram Malicki-Sánchez as 'Ink' Gazzera
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This was a terrible movie.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Rotten
Hopefully it's three strikes and you're out for The Punisher, as this latest attempt at creating another comic book franchise will prove once and for all that maybe this character just doesn't deserve the big screen treatment.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
Rotten
At one point, the Punisher is asked who punishes him. The better question for those who made this inane bloodfest is: Why punish us?
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
The ultraviolent third stab at Marvel's homicidal vigilante is the best and closest to the source material.
Mark Rahner, Seattle Times
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