In The Punisher, FBI Agent Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is taken revenge upon by powerful mob boss Howard Saint (John Travolta) for the death of Saint’s son, who died during an arms deal that went bad. Watch the trailer from this compelling film here:

Saint decides to kill Castle, but Castle survives with the help of a witch doctor…yes, I said witch doctor. This film is based on the Marvel comic’s tale of the same name.

Without help from his own agency (FBI) and law enforcement, Castle becomes the punisher, and takes what could have been an average FBI film to a new level, of revenge, deception, and nasty punishment.

Thomas Jane as the Punisher was in my opinion, the only actor who could have succeeded in this role. Evidently others felt the same, as it was noted that he was the first and only actor asked to play the role, and turned it down twice before eventually saying yes.

His character is very multi-layered and his ideals seem to appeal to the basic instincts of right and wrong within all of us. My only regret is that just as in the comic, his character seems to never truly find peace.

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