There is no justice, there is only revenge.
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Writer: Michael France, Jonathan Hensleigh
Producer: Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
124 min
Rating: 6.346/10
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Top Cast
Thomas Jane
Frank Castle / The Punisher
John Travolta
Howard Saint
Will Patton
Quentin Glass
Roy Scheider
Frank Castle, Sr.
Laura Harring
Livia Saint
Ben Foster
Specker Dave
Movie Info
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Writer: Michael France, Jonathan Hensleigh
Producer: Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd
Production Companies: Lions Gate Films, VIP Medienfonds 3, Valhalla Motion Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, VIP 2 Medienfonds
Countries: Germany, United States of America
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What Others Said
tmdb44006625:
Thomas Jane and John Travolta are good in this, but man is The Punisher one stupid movie.
I'm willing to suspend my disbelief quite a bit but how is it a gangster assassin doesn't double tap and headshot their target when they have them at point blank? This mafia family soon proves to be one of the dumbest in all of gangster cinema, leaving their loved ones completely open to be followed by Frank Castle, falling for a really terrible manipulation scheme, and how did they find out where Frank Castle's apartment was?
This is the kind of try-hard movie that Hollywood makes every so often when they have a revenge story script, an alpha-male protagonist, and all the rights to heavy metal tracks. It tries so hard to be cool and fails so spectacularly it's actually painful to watch.
The Movie Mob:
**The Punisher avoids the comic book cheese of the era and grounds its story in a realistic revenge tale that fits the character perfectly.**
Jon Bernthal might have been the perfect actor to play the Punisher, but Thomas Jane was a close second. Rather than getting all wrapped up in the comic universe, The Punisher (2004) keeps its story contained in a more realistic world and focuses on the transformation of Frank Castle into the Punisher. The cast of this movie is filled with exceptional talent, and the plot is a carefully crafted revenge that unfolds as the film progresses, with an excellent payoff at the end. Some parts are cheesy and larger than life, but overall, the movie stays true to The Punisher's dark and grounded roots. Out of all the interpretations of The Punisher in films and shows over the years, this one is my favorite and the standard by which I compare every new Punisher.