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* TearJerker:
** The massacre of the entire Castle family by the Saint gang.
** The Saints are utter AssholeVictim material, but they still loved each other (Howard is completely shattered at seeing his dead son) and Frank's plan to destroy them by playing Iago to Howard Saint's Othello leaves Howard very, ''very'' distressed. The worse part is that Livia and Glass only find out about the framing up when Howard confronts and kills them for the alleged tryst they have behind Howard's back (Glass' last words are even "you're killing me… why are you killing me…?").
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* MagnificentBastard: [[VigilanteMan Frank Castle]] aka ComicBook/ThePunisher is an ex-FBI agent who, after his family is killed by the Saint family and their henchman Quentin Glass, [[CrusadingWidower embarks on a brutal quest to punish them]]. Castle kidnaps the Saint’s abused lackey Mickey Duka, pretends to torture him in order to get information on the Saints, and convinces him to help in his plan to take them down. Frank then dismantles the Saint's criminal operation by destroying two shipments of money belonging to their associates, causing the associates to cut off ties with the Saints. When the family's patriarch Howard sends assassins after him, Castle outmaneuvers and kills them. With Mickey's help Frank [[FrameUp frames]] Glass for having an affair with Howard's wife Livia, causing Howard to murder them both. Frank then ambushes and dispatches the last of the Saints, showing Howard that the affair was fake in order to break his spirit before killing him.

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* MagnificentBastard: [[VigilanteMan Frank Castle]] aka ComicBook/ThePunisher is an ex-FBI agent who, after his family is killed by the Saint family and their henchman Quentin Glass, [[CrusadingWidower [[CrusadingWidow embarks on a brutal quest to punish them]]. Castle kidnaps the Saint’s abused lackey Mickey Duka, pretends to torture him in order to get information on the Saints, and convinces him to help in his plan to take them down. Frank then dismantles the Saint's criminal operation by destroying two shipments of money belonging to their associates, causing the associates to cut off ties with the Saints. When the family's patriarch Howard sends assassins after him, Castle outmaneuvers and kills them. With Mickey's help Frank [[FrameUp frames]] Glass for having an affair with Howard's wife Livia, causing Howard to murder them both. Frank then ambushes and dispatches the last of the Saints, showing Howard that the affair was fake in order to break his spirit before killing him.

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* MagnificentBastard: [[VigilanteMan Frank Castle]] aka ComicBook/ThePunisher is an ex-FBI agent who, after his family is killed by the Saint family and their henchman Quentin Glass, [[CrusadingWidower embarks on a brutal quest to punish them]]. Castle kidnaps the Saint’s abused lackey Mickey Duka, pretends to torture him in order to get information on the Saints, and convinces him to help in his plan to take them down. Frank then dismantles the Saint's criminal operation by destroying two shipments of money belonging to their associates, causing the associates to cut off ties with the Saints. When the family's patriarch Howard sends assassins after him, Castle outmaneuvers and kills them. With Mickey's help Frank [[FrameUp frames]] Glass for having an affair with Howard's wife Livia, causing Howard to murder them both. Frank then ambushes and dispatches the last of the Saints, showing Howard that the affair was fake in order to break his spirit before killing him.



* MagnificentBastard: [[VigilanteMan Frank Castle]] aka ComicBook/ThePunisher is an ex-FBI agent who, after his family is killed by the Saint family and their henchman Quentin Glass, [[CrusadingWidower embarks on a brutal quest to punish them]]. Castle kidnaps the Saint’s abused lackey Mickey Duka, pretends to torture him in order to get information on the Saints, and convinces him to help in his plan to take them down. Frank then dismantles the Saint's criminal operation by destroying two shipments of money belonging to their associates, causing the associates to cut off ties with the Saints. When the family's patriarch Howard sends assassins after him, Castle outmaneuvers and kills them. With Mickey's help Frank [[FrameUp frames]] Glass for having an affair with Howard's wife Livia, causing Howard to murder them both. Frank then ambushes and dispatches the last of the Saints, showing Howard that the affair was fake in order to break his spirit before killing him.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehiUKdveQjY The theme to the movie will make you want to kick some ass.]]

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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehiUKdveQjY The theme to the movie main theme]] by Carlo Silioto will make you want to kick some ass.]]
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* SignatureSong: "Broken" by Seether and Amy Lee.
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** Castle rigging up several vehicles to explode at the end in the shape of the iconic skull logo. The director even acknowledges in the commentary that the viewer has about a 50/50 chance of finding it cheesy instead of badass.
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* CantUnhearIt: Creator/ThomasJane as the Punisher for some. His performance even influenced Creator/JonBernthal's depiction of the character in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
* CriticalDissonance: The movie was not well-received by critics, sitting at 29% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it has an audience rating of 63%.

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* CantUnhearIt: CantUnHearIt: Creator/ThomasJane as the Punisher for some. His performance even influenced Creator/JonBernthal's depiction of the character in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
* CriticalDissonance: The movie was not well-received by critics, sitting at 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.Website/RottenTomatoes. However, it has an audience rating of 63%.

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** In a deleted scene, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Jimmy Weeks had sold out Castle (albeit reluctantly) to cover his gambling debts. When confronted about his betrayal, he tries to shoot Castle]]. No going back from that.



** In a deleted scene, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Jimmy Weeks had sold out Castle (albeit reluctantly) to cover his gambling debts. When confronted about his betrayal, he tries to shoot Castle]]. No going back from that.
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* JerkassWoobie: Frank. He's cold, unpleasant, and his quest for vengeance leads him to do some really horrific things, even if the victims do have it coming. But considering how he lost everyone he ever loved, it's hard to not feel sorry for him.
* MagnificentBastard: [[VigilanteMan Frank Castle]] aka ComicBook/ThePunisher is an ex-cop who, after his family is killed by the Saint family and their henchman Quentin Glass, [[CrusadingWidower embarks on a brutal quest to punish them]]. Castle kidnaps the Saint’s abused lackey Mickey Duka, pretends to torture him in order to get information on the Saints, and convinces him to help in his plan to take them down. Frank then dismantles the Saint's criminal operation by destroying two shipments of money belonging to their associates, causing the associates to cut off ties with the Saints. When the family's patriarch Howard sends assassins after him, Castle outmaneuvers and kills them. With Mickey's help Frank [[FrameUp frames]] Glass for having an affair with Howard's wife Livia, causing Howard to murder them both. Frank then ambushes and dispatches the last of the Saints, showing Howard that the affair was fake in order to break his spirit before killing him. While stoic and distant, Frank shows his warmer side in his treatment of his neighbors whom he [[PetTheDog gives the Saint's money to]] before becoming a vigilante.
* MoralEventHorizon: The Saints cross it with the massacre of Frank Castle's entire family.

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* JerkassWoobie: Frank. He's cold, unpleasant, and his quest for vengeance leads him to do some really horrific things, even if the victims do have it coming. But considering how he lost everyone he ever loved, it's hard to not feel sorry for him.
him. Frank shows his warmer side in his treatment of his neighbors to whom he [[PetTheDog gives the Saint's money]] before becoming a vigilante.
* MoralEventHorizon: The Saints cross it with the massacre of Frank Castle's entire family and celebrating it afterwards.
* MagnificentBastard: [[VigilanteMan Frank Castle]] aka ComicBook/ThePunisher is an ex-cop ex-FBI agent who, after his family is killed by the Saint family and their henchman Quentin Glass, [[CrusadingWidower embarks on a brutal quest to punish them]]. Castle kidnaps the Saint’s abused lackey Mickey Duka, pretends to torture him in order to get information on the Saints, and convinces him to help in his plan to take them down. Frank then dismantles the Saint's criminal operation by destroying two shipments of money belonging to their associates, causing the associates to cut off ties with the Saints. When the family's patriarch Howard sends assassins after him, Castle outmaneuvers and kills them. With Mickey's help Frank [[FrameUp frames]] Glass for having an affair with Howard's wife Livia, causing Howard to murder them both. Frank then ambushes and dispatches the last of the Saints, showing Howard that the affair was fake in order to break his spirit before killing him. While stoic and distant, Frank shows his warmer side in his treatment of his neighbors whom he [[PetTheDog gives the Saint's money to]] before becoming a vigilante.\n* MoralEventHorizon: The Saints cross it with the massacre of Frank Castle's entire family.

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