Trashy and disturbingly violent yet fairly zippy and amusingly cast.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Among the recent spate of comic-book movies, from "Spider-Man" to the "X-Men," The Punisher is unique.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan
Unlike some of its recent ilk – "Spider-Man," for example – The Punisher is, no disrespect, a thoroughly morose and bilious affair. That is precisely what I like best about it.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
That rare comic book movie that actually feels like a comic book. Which turns out to be mostly, but not entirely, a good thing.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: David Hiltbrand
For such a formulaic vigilante film, The Punisher has a far better cast than it deserves.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The Punisher is so grim and cheerless, you wonder if even its hero gets any satisfaction from his accomplishments.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Benjamin Strong
With topical revenge fantasies already available (Dogville, the Kill Bills) and with Roy Scheider on hand as a gun-loving paterfamilias, The Punisher mismanages its greatest asset: an unusual embarrassment of camp riches.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
The Punisher isn't Frank Castle; it's Jonathan Hensleigh. And the punishee is anyone sitting in the audience.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
If you can get past the goofy writing, there's lots of noisy action in The Punisher, but little of it is particularly exhilarating. In fact, it's more of an endurance test. If you can sit through it, you should consider yourself duly punished.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
Its lack of subtlety is clearly a point of pride, and Mr. Hensleigh's flat-footed, hard-punching style has a blunt ferocity that makes "Kill Bill" look like "In the Bedroom."Read Full Review »
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