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  • Punisher: War Zone
  • Opened December 5, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 47 min.
  • R
    pervasive strong brutal violence, language and some drug use
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. Read More
  • Continuing his one-man war against organized crime, Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher (Ray Stevenson), takes aim at mob boss Billy Russoti (Dominic West). An encounter with Castle leaves Russoti horribly disfigured, so the mobster changes his Read More
  • Cast: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Doug Hutchison, Colin Salmon
  • Director: Lexi Alexander
  • Genres: Action Thriller, Superhero Film, Action

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Punisher: War Zone Recent Fan Reviews

  • Go

    The Punisher , Take 3

    by wwbird

    Third time's the charm, at least it seems to be for Marvel Comic's The Punisher. Yes he spends the entire movie either; a) shooting bad guys, b) brooding, c) shooting bad guys or d) having flashbacks about the death of his family and that leads to more brooding. Yes, the violence is excessive. But that's what the punisher is, it's what he does. If you're looking for the visceral experience of lurking in someone else's first person shooter, this is the movie for you.

    I don't say it's a great movie but they did succeed in presenting a version of the Punisher that is true to his comic origins and pulls it off on the screen.

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    Marvel Magic

    I recommend this movie to any real Comic book fan. You will not be disappointed.

  • So-so

    3rd time wasn't much of a charm.

    by

    I was a hardcore Punisher fan waaay back in the early 90's, so I have a soft spot for the character. Out of the 3 flims, this one is easily the closest to the way Frank Castle should be portrayed. Thomas Jane missed the mark in the last Punisher film, while Ray Stevenson pretty much nails it. Watching Stevenson play a non neutered Frank was basically the only reason I stuck around for the entire film cuz there were a ton of spots that were hard to sit through. We had throwaway characters with horribly cheesy/stereotypical accents, unnatural dialog, forced acting, odd uses of slow motion...I could go on, but don't wanna ruin it for ya.

    If you're someone who's just looking for a movie with action/gore with inventive kills and action scenes, you might like this. If you're a fan of the Punisher comics, you might think Marvel is close to getting a Punisher movie right, but just not there yet.

Punisher: War Zone Critic Reviews

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  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Hartlaub

    Assuming you can appreciate the high level of gore and assorted sadistic...

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly |

    Dominic West (The Wire) plays a facially mutilated Mob boss as if he's in a...

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    It looks great, it hurtles through its paces and is well-acted. The soundtrack...

  • 50
    Variety |

    Along with torrents of gore, Punisher: War Zone has moments that are...

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