Punisher: War Zone (2008):

Starring:

Ray Stevenson - Frank Castle / The Punisher

Dominic West - Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw

Doug Hutchison - "Loony Bin" Jim Russoti

Colin Salmon - Paul Budiansky

Wayne Knight - Micro

Dash Mihok - Martin Soap

Julie Benz - Angela

Stephanie Janusauskas - Grace

Mark Camacho - Pittsy

Romano Orzari - Nicky

Keram Malicki-Sanchez - Ink

Director:

Lexi Alexander (Green Street Hooligans)

Rotten Tomatoes: 26%

Flixster: 45%

Synopsis:

Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias--Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.

Review:

I'm going to go ahead & assume that most people did not see this, some probably didn't even hear about this reboot/remake of the Marvel Hero/Vigilante. First of all, so much that I want to say about this film I would just be ripping off something else. Do yourself a favour & go to iTunes, downloaded a FREE podcast called "How Did This Get Made" & look up the one of this film. It will easily describe why this movie is AWESOME!!!!. OK so this isn't a sequel to the Thomas Jane & John Travolta film made in 2004 but a complete overhaul & reimaginating of the Marvel character. This film has so much more of a comic book feel to it. In other superhero movie's they try & make them a little bit more realistic, with more humanistic characters & villains. We'll this one plays it a lot closer to a comic, with characters that are so over the top obsurd yet so incredibly evil & comic book like. The characters played by Dominic West & Doug Hutchison (Lost Alumni) are so over the top & unrealistic yet are such evil criminals that you can't not be invested in seeing them die. Could be one of West's best roles. Ray Stevenson brings to the Punisher character a lot more of a bad ass, shoot first take names later type of flawed non-heroic hero. His intensity is overwhelming yet his softer side does show through at certain points. The blood, guts & gore of this film is just over the top & unrelenting. An Awesome, Kick-Ass action film with hilariously awesome fight scenes, outrageous kill scenes & badassness. Good supporting cast of characters with a great performance by Dash Mihok.

84%

Lead Acting: 10/15
Supporting Cast: 12/15
Plot: 7/10
Compared To The Genre: 7/10
Cinematography: 18/20
Intrigue: 20/20
Extra: 10/10