The Punisher, oddly enough a fitting title given how much of a punishment watching this film can be. Not so much a sequel to the original Punisher, for some reason Marvel decided to reboot things instead.
Now, the film can be entertaining but it still lacks a lot of depth. All of the shootouts are so over the top it gets a bit silly. Our lead, Frank Castle, barely shows any emotion. Now while this might be just part of the character, the actor who portrays him still can't seem to really make the man likeable enough. Our villains are so over the top they make Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey from Batman Forever look sinister at times. Another detracting factor is just how overly done the gore can be for a Marvel film.
Through the film we find that the Punisher leaves a crime boss horribly disfigured. Swearing revenge on him the crime boss renames himself "Jigsaw" and proceeds to do whatever it takes to get even with the Punisher. We also find early in that an FBI agent was killed in the crossfire which brings down some added pressure to our hero as a fellow agent does everything he can to bring him in.
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