The second attempt to bring a dark corner of the Marvel comic-book universe to the screen, this gloomy revenge story is undermined by its inconsistent tone. Tampa-based undercover operative Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is ready to stop dodging bullets and take a quiet bureaucratic gig in London so he can spend time with his wife (Samantha Mathis) and young son. But his last job goes terribly wrong, ending in a shootout that kills Bobby Saint (James Carpinello), the son of vicious money launderer Howard Saint (John Travolta). At the behest of his vengeful wife, Livia (Laura Harring), Saint orders the slaughter of Castle's extended clan during their sun-kissed family reu...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
124 mins