Synopsis
The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.
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Cast
- Dolph LundgrenFrank Castle / The Punisher
- Louis Gossett Jr.Jake Berkowitz
- Jeroen KrabbéGianni Franco
- Kim MiyoriLady Tanaka
- Bryan MarshallDino Moretti
- Nancy EverhardSam Leary
- Barry OttoShake
- Brian RooneyTommy Franco
- Zoshka MizakTanaka's Daughter
- Kenji YamakiSato
Recommendations
- 75
TV Guide Magazine
Lundgren, an inexpressive actor, is perfect as a graphic cipher: his face was made to be drawn in ink and filled in with broad washes of color. Carefully tended facial stubble trimmed to give him a skull-like appearance, Lundgren is truly impressive as a character defined by emotional emptiness. - 70
Time Out
Set against this is the blithe humour of the proceedings, a welcome shortage of love interest, Dolph's minimalist wit, and two arch-villainesses attired in black plastic and other form-fitting fabrics. Destructive, reprehensible, and marvellous fun. - 60
Empire
At times a subversive, sub-Marvel thrill, it might be best to come back to this after the glut of goody-goody heroes due to bombard our screens have passed. - 60
Variety
Dolph Lundgren looks just as if he’s stepped out of a comic book. Thankfully, he breezes through the B-grade plot with tongue firmly placed in cheek.
