For the first time since spring, I have a long review in VVM papers.
SF Weekly has it intact. Here’s a sample:
Let’s be very clear about what kind of movie this is: the kind where Frank Castle shooting a parkour runner out of the sky in midair with a shoulder-launched missile is played for laughs; the kind where a dreadlocked black man with an Irish accent who’s on a constant meth high is one of the least bizarre characters; and the kind where torture and graphic murder are the answers to everything. Those looking for political subtext may wish to note that the Punisher appears to use Ronald Reagan’s hair-care products and is secretly advised by a nebbishy character named Lieberman (Wayne Knight), but such people would be trying way too hard. This is a slasher movie with guns — or, as I prefer to call it, awesome sauce. If you’re expecting The Dark Knight, Part Two, please go away. For your own good.
The whole thing is HERE
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Haha… cool. I agree with ya – wth is so hard about capturing the Punisher? Kinda a simple concept.
Also glad to see you liked the o.g. Punisher movie. I’ve always thought that movie was actually really cool. OK…. meditating in the sewer was a bit out there, but mowing down hoardes of samurai with an assault rifle? Yes, please.