- Studio: Lions Gate Films
- Release Date: Apr 16, 2004
- Starring: Laura Harring, Thomas Jane
- Summary: Marvel's unstoppable vigilante hits the big screen. After losing his family in to mob violence, undercover FBI agent and former Marine Frank Castle (Jane) decides to dedicate himself fully to the eradication of crime from America.
- Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Positive: 5 out of 36
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Mixed: 15 out of 36
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Negative: 16 out of 36
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75Among the recent spate of comic-book movies, from "Spider-Man" to the "X-Men," The Punisher is unique.
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60That rare comic book movie that actually feels like a comic book. Which turns out to be mostly, but not entirely, a good thing.
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38It features an insane amount of violence and a number of visual references to the comic, but it lacks the original's humor and spirit.
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Positive: 40 out of 56
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Mixed: 5 out of 56
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Negative: 11 out of 56
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