The Punisher early reviews are split

Did you read these on RT too? They have plenty other complaints than violence.

- The Punisher is a drag, and while it's not the major disappointment Iron Fist was, it's a misfire for Marvel.

- While Castle possesses special skills aplenty, the subplots prove tired, and for stretches the biggest danger seems to be that -- its taciturn leading man notwithstanding -- that the show is going to talk somebody to death.

- It's impossible to overstate how leaden and badly structured The Punisher is.

- There may hopefully be a time when Frank's actions don't instantly recall horrors from our world, but that version of his story will still need to be told much more compellingly than this.

- Reading The Punisher didn't make me violent, but watching The Punisher sure made me bored.

- The Punisher has moments of excitement, moments of bracing violence and a well-cast star at the center. It's also tedious for long stretches, and when it comes to plot details, astoundingly forgettable. The gun stuff is just an unpleasant capper.

- As a narrative about veterans trying to find their place in the world, The Punisher has something to say. But it could have been so much shorter, and its placement in the Marvel universe feels tangential at best.