The Punisher (2004)

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Studio: Artisan Entertainment
Rating: R
Release Date: Apr 16, 2004
Running Time: 124 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Frank Castle ia a man who has seen too much death in his life, first as a Delta Force Op and later as an FBI special agent. He has managed to beat considerable odds, and is finally moving out of the field and into a normal life with him wife, Maria, and young son, Will. However, on his final assignment, the operation spins out of control and a young man, Bobby Saint, is inadvertently killed. This places the FBI on the wrong side of Tampa businessman Howard Saint, his wife Livia, and their underworld ties. Inflamed by the death of their son, the Saints are on a mission of blood vengeance. Frank's worst nightmare comes true when Howard Saint and his lieutenants unleash hell at the Castle family reunion. But Castle, to his everlasting torment, survives. Now, Frank Castle--the Punisher--views the world as one 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.
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Howard Saint
Quentin Glass
Frank Castle Sr
Livia Saint
Dave
Maria Castle
John Saint/Bobby Saint
FBI Agent Jimmy Weeks
Micky Duka
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rating April 6, 2004
Among the recent spate of comic-book movies, from Spider-Man to the X-Men, The Punisher is unique. In 1974, Marvel Comics came up with the character of Frank Castle, a loner bent on vengeance. No one cared that Frank had no secret identity or supernatural gifts. The 1970s were a rich period for movie vigilantes -- Charles Bronson in Death Wish, Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry -- so Frank fit in. The question now is: Will Frank -- still a hit on the page as written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by… Continued
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It's been a very busy decade for Marvel Comics, which has seen scores of its comic book series adapted for the big screen. What makes Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, different is that he has no superpowers; he's just a really angry dude in a tight T-shirt. But the result is a dark and dismal tale of revenge with just the right blend of drama, action and comedy.

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FBI special agent Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is on his final assignment, after which he plans to retire and live happily ever… Continued