A failed movie franchise

Honestly, I’m not really familiar with the comic-books concerning this character but he sure seems pretty badass. But like many minor comic-book character (yes, I think he is not really famous compared to the likes of Superman, Batman, Spider-man or the X-men), he never managed to reach much success in the film world. For the 2nd time around, they tried to start a franchise around The Punisher, and again, they failed gloriously ! Actually, this one did better than the 1st one. It was released in the US and made nearly four times what it cost. Eventually, a sequel was planned (well done !), but Thomas Jane eventually bowed out as it was taking too long to produce (too bad...). Personally, I couldn't care less about this movie. No loss for me ! In my opinion, Thomas Jane was not bad and John Travolta is always enjoyable when playing the bad guy but, a part from that, it was a rather average action flick. To conclude, I have seen worse comic-book movie adaptations but this one is still a disappointment and it is not really worth a look, even if you like the genre.

5/10