Thirsting for vengeance after baddies kidnap and kill his daughter, über-rich real estate developer Wong Ho-chiu sends his ex-con bodyguard Chor after the killers with instructions to slay them mercilessly -- and to videotape each brutal murder.
After a fight with his drug addicted daughter, he learns that she's been kidnapped. Thinking she's behind it, he initially shrugs it off but he reluctantly agrees to pay the $50 million ransom. He finds her dead a day later and basically swears vengeance on those involved and pays his bodyguard another 50 to get it done.
Punished is not a horrible flick. It's just not terribly entertaining. It its more of a revenge drama as opposed to revenge action. Decent performances supported the film and the vengeance scenes themselves were good. (Especially because there's a sledgehammer.)
I understand that vengeance is methodical, so a slow burn is to be expected yet I felt that it moved a bit too slow.
Out of Ten? 5.5
Violence? Yes
Explosions? No
Nudity? No
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