THE PUNISHER (Grade: C --RRB-: This low - budget film version of the aptly named Marvel Comic — about a vigilante hero with no super powers out to avenge the murder of his entire extended
family by a gangster — has some terrific non-digital stunts and an intense lead performance from first - time star Tom Jane.
Not exact matches
arsenal is owned
by a member (
by marriage) of the walmart
family with a line in dodgy sports franchises and
by an uzbeki gazzilionaire who managed to come out of the
gangster capitalism of eastern europe with his state assets in tact!!!
In this epic
gangster tale, inspired
by true - life tales of author Matt Bondurant's
family in his novel «The Wettest County In The World», the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test
In this epic
gangster tale, inspired
by true - life tales of author Matt Bondurant's
family in his novel «The Wettest County In The World», the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave.
When a
gangster named Wo (Nick Cheung) tries to turn over a new leaf
by settling down with his wife (Josie Ho) and newborn, the boss (Simon Yam) of his former crime
family dispatches a couple of hit men (Suet Lam and Anthony Wong) from Hong Kong to execute the renegade mobster.
When a
gangster named Wo (Nick Cheung) tries to turn over a new leaf
by settling down with his wife (Josie Ho) and newborn, the boss (Simon Yam) of his crime
family dispatches a couple of hit men (Suet Lam and Anthony Wong) from Hong Kong to execute the renegade mobster.
In support Oka Antara is great as a
gangster looking out for Rama, and Arifin Putra is perfectly cast as a spoilt heir to a crime
family empire frustrated
by always being underestimated
by his father.
It is a milieu of blissful ignorance and arch sophisticates, genuine emotion and heart - rending revelations that will fuel Bobby's return east, where he will take a job at the nightclub run
by his brother, Ben (Corey Stoll), a violent but principled
gangster with a soft spot for
family.
I have not seen the original film, but on her own merits (despite a distracting accent, which also marred her otherwise strong Last Dance work), Stone delivers an appropriately steely but warmly comedic turn as the title character, a
gangster's (Jeremy Northam) ex-girlfriend who takes under her wing a young boy (newcomer Jean - Luke Figueroa) whose
family was killed
by the
gangster's crew.
From the nationally bestselling author of The True Memoirs of Little K, a deeply felt and historically detailed novel of
family, loss, and love, told
by an irrepressible young girl - the daughter of a two - bit
gangster and a movie showgirl - growing up in golden - age Hollywood and Las Vegas in its early days.
Sourced from period documents, newspaper articles, recollections of
family members and, in one memorable case, an interview with a now -102-year-old Tupelo bank teller once held up
by Kelly, the book brings the Depression - era
gangster's life and times into crisp focus.
The story focuses on a rookie
gangster named Tommy, who takes his first steps on the path of criminal life
by doing jobs for an influential mafia
family.
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