‘Punisher: One Last Kill’ Is a Brutal Study of PTSD and Grief — and Marvel’s Most Violent Project Yet: TV Review

By Jordan Moreau

Jordan Moreau

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“Punisher: One Last Kill” is anything but.

To put it plainly, Jon Bernthal‘s anti-hero Punisher does a lot of killing in his Marvel Special Presentation. A whole lot. But layered into the over-the-top violence is a powerful character study of a PTSD-addled veteran who has lost nearly everything. Bernthal’s vengeance-fueled performance as Frank Castle has been a highlight in the MCU since he debuted a decade ago, but this time he’s pushed to his breaking point in a tense 48-minute special.

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