I enjoyed the last Punisher movie, Thomas Jane did a pretty respectable job as Frank Castle, the man who after watching his family get gunned down by the mob takes the fight to the criminals. But I have to say this, with no slight to Tom Jane: Ray Stevenson IS the Punisher. Right from the get go we're treated to a bloody display of just what the Punisher does best, which is indeed punishing. And what really propels this movie ahead is the fact that unlike Frank's last venture into the theatre, this isn't an origin story. While they do touch on it briefly, what this move does best is just letting the Punisher go on his own. It doesn't need to explain why the Punisher kills people, it just lets him have at it.
Ray Stevenson, as I said before IS the Punisher.
Stevenson pulls off the calculating cold-heartedness well, but unfortunately the Irish born actor can't pull off the american accent all the time. While it's not too big of an issue, at time's its apparent that Frank ain't actual from around here.
The supporting cast does well on it's own too, with Buffy and Angel's Julie Benz making an appearance as a dead FBI Officers widow. She does her best at attempting to bring some humanity to the world of the Punisher, as does Wayne Knight playing the role of Wayne Knight, I mean Punisher ally Micro.
We're treated to a much stronger villain than John Travolta this time around as well with perennial Punisher foe Jigsaw showing up.
Unfortunately much of Jigsaws thunder is stolen by the films other main villain, his brother Looney Bin Jim, and anytime they both appear on screen Jigsaw is reduced to just standing there trying to look menacing. While War Zone is far from the best movie let alone best COMIC book movie ever, it's definitely the best of the Punisher adaptations and a pretty fun movie all around.
Overall: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
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