Product Description

The Punisher walks through the world we all know, a world darkened by war, crime, cruelty and injustice. He has no superpowers to battle the evil he sees--only his fierce intelligence, his years of combat experience and, above all, his iron determination to avenge those wronged by society's villains.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7591 in DVD
• Brand: Lions Gate
• Released on: 2006-06-27
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 124 minutes

Amazon.com
The impressively muscular chest of Tom Jane is the focal point of The Punisher, a movie based on a Marvel Comics superhero. Frank Castle (Jane, Deep Blue Sea) retires from the FBI, which means--as any moviegoer expects--that his family is toast. Howard Saint (John Travolta, Face/Off), a shady Florida businessman whose son was killed in Castle's last mission, orders a hit not only on Castle's wife and child, but also on his parents and a whole bunch of aunts, uncles, cousins, and so forth. The killers shoot Castle himself in the chest, but he inexplicably survives and--as any moviegoer expects--sets out to even the score. Implausibly, given his sometimes curious and roundabout methods, he succeeds. Also featuring Will Patton (Armageddon) as an oily thug, Laura Harring (Mulholland Drive) as Saint's fleshpot wife, and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (X-Men) as a waitress with bad taste in men. --Bret Fetzer

From The New Yorker
Another movie based on a Marvel comic and arguably the worst-although you could make a case for "Daredevil." A buffed-up Tom Jane stars as an F.B.I. agent who's out to avenge his murdered family. The ruthless businessman behind the killings is played by John Travolta, who sneers his way through another bad role that neglects his sexy good humor. The film's countless shootings amount to a series of thrill kills, and the director, Jonathan Hensleigh, handles the violence with a finesse worthy of "Death Wish." Depressing. -Bruce Diones
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