After the murder of his family, Marine veteran Frank Castle became a vigilante known as "The Punisher" with only one goal in mind, to avenge them. After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York's criminal underworld. Now known throughout the city as The Punisher, he must discover the truth about injustices that affect more than his family alone. A fine piece of work. From actors and actresses, directing, writing, etc. What separates it from just being a blood and guts series, is that it takes a close look into PTSD, our veterans and outright corruption of our government's policy and lawmakers in regards to operation decisions on and off American soil. A fictitious account nonetheless with merits in the dark reality that we live and hide ourselves from. I do not disagree with putting those kinds of people down without trial and jury. Sometimes we cannot get the tangible evidence required to drag them through the justice system. When influence, titles, resources equate to power and judicial invulnerability men like Frank Castle should take a stand and just do what needs to be done. Remove it from this world entirely. The way they capture the character dynamics that make Frank Castle is outstanding. When you speak of dynamic characters The Punisher in this adaptation is one the most. The supporting cast, which are usually static, was opened up well too. Each SCM performed and was written in very well. Creating dynamic views and allowing you to really root for the good guys. You get a connection from every performance. I applaud all those involved in this outstanding series. I'm not an avid comic book reader but know enough about the Punisher character to know that this series should have a lot more action in it. A lot of other reviewers are saying that it is slow and much more of a drama and that is certainly correct. I've watched every Marvel show on Netflix so far and this is by far not the worst; however, compared to the show where Frank Castle (the Punisher) makes his debut, Daredevil season 2, it's hard to place this show in the same rating stratosphere as it. <br/><br/>It starts out with a little bit of action but drags on with a bunch of dialogue and sub plots and sub character development that just isn't needed. <br/><br/>Jon Bernthal does a good job playing Frank Castle and the acting is pretty good throughout with all the characters; however, it is just very slow moving and not enough action that you would expect for a series called "The Punisher." <br/><br/>Overall, it could have been a lot more action packed and could have spent a lot less time with over-redundant dialogue and less drama. As far as Marvel goes, this is probably 2-3 on the whole Marvel comic book heroes series but still doesn't come close to the Daredevil series in a whole. Matter o' fact, the Punisher in Daredevil season 2 was probably better than this series overall.
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