Bizarrely Lauded Comic Book Adaptation

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2008)

Oddly very few comments remark on the fact that this is a comic adaptation, because that's exactly how the film strikes me. I watched this very close to watching "The Punisher" and would be hard pressed to say why this is lauded as a masterpiece and "The Punisher" is pulp. The plot is pretty well incoherent, which given the nature of what one can make out is just as well. The acting is awful. The ludicrous fight scenes make WWF look realistic, and teeth pulling was far more sinister in "Marathon Man". "Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance" is far better (though very short of being a great film) but the risible "Lady Vengeance" and this suggests that Park is the latest over-hyped Asian talent.