Punishment
New Punisher movie is certainly generating a mixed response, to say the least.
Some pretty funny puns ( ha and again...ha)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie "The ad for it claims, 'The Punishment Begins April 16.' And boy, does it. About 1 hour, 59 minutes worth of punishment." more... D
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder "...an unbearably sluggish action movie..." more... D
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk "...dreary, dull, slow and self-important." more... D+
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen "This latest comic book-to-screen translation is less than Marvel-ous." more... C
New York Times
A.O. Scott "...a grim, flat-footed and exceedingly violent action movie." more... C-
ReelViews
James Berardinelli "...the punishee is anyone sitting in the audience." more... C-
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers "The Punisher has a lot going for it." more... B
USA Today
Mike Clark "...it does have a comic-book spirit and one of the great final exits for a villain in years." more...
Some pretty funny puns ( ha and again...ha)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie "The ad for it claims, 'The Punishment Begins April 16.' And boy, does it. About 1 hour, 59 minutes worth of punishment." more... D
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder "...an unbearably sluggish action movie..." more... D
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk "...dreary, dull, slow and self-important." more... D+
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen "This latest comic book-to-screen translation is less than Marvel-ous." more... C
New York Times
A.O. Scott "...a grim, flat-footed and exceedingly violent action movie." more... C-
ReelViews
James Berardinelli "...the punishee is anyone sitting in the audience." more... C-
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers "The Punisher has a lot going for it." more... B
USA Today
Mike Clark "...it does have a comic-book spirit and one of the great final exits for a villain in years." more...