nzswanny QUICK REVIEW:Okay, maybe a 10 is a bit high, but the rating is unbelievably low! Painkiller Jane delivers an unoriginal movie about someone that gets exposed to a biochemical weapon that lets her have self-healing powers. The military tries to get her so they can cure her, but also wants to get her back under their security. Not too bad a plot, am I correct? Yes, however, it is predictable and the story is unoriginal. But that doesn't mean this is a bad movie! You won't like it if you hate cheesy movies, however, if you like cheesy movies, go grab some popcorn and enjoy this film! It's more of a cheesy popcorn movie, and it is a bit too fast paced a lot through out the movie. If this movie was a bit slower, I'd rate it a 6.6/10. But, because it's really fast paced, I rate it 6.2/10.Yep. That review sure was short. However, I'm a bit busy right now, so maybe I'll edit the review later.

gammakrikit having never read the comic, I didn't really notice all the liberties they took with the 10 year old story... for those that care, this is probably about as faithful an adaption as the 1st Punisher movie (you know, the Dolph Lundgren version we try not to think about), although probably more enjoyable... Richard Roundtree, of course, was great... Emmanuelle Vaugier did a pretty good job, although I must confess, I initially mistook her for Erica Cerra from Eureka, not that that's a bad thing for either girls - plus it's even funnier, as they're both listed as being from Vancouver (hey, I was tired)... I would agree that certain military angles get tired, but it seemed pretty minimal, all things considered... The villain became pretty predictable (possibly the fault of a natural inclination to dismiss his insinuation of Roundtree as the true villain), but not too detrimental to the film... probably rent or watch it on television before making any final decisions...

Mint Chan It could have been worse. The plot was realistic and reasonable but need more factual details to be more convincing. There are a lot of interesting characters but the lacking of their background stories make them feeled more like props. The direction was foggy. It seemed like the director let the audience fill in the blanks. There seemed to be a lot more of the story to tell but it was left out, trying to fit the whole stories into the movie. This should have been a ten-hour mini-series or a series.There were no romance or sexual tension (from what I got) and that was the good part of the film. I also like the superhero(ine) that has enough weakness to make her feel like a human. I probably like Jane more than Superman, Batman or even Laura Croft.The soundtrack was lovely, it could be the best part of the film. The worst part would be the Vaugier's hair. What were they thinking.

mrfrane While this is clearly not in the same league as the usual SciFi Saturday night godawful piece o'junk, with much better production values (not Bulgaria? sonofagun!) and decent acting, the story itself was a complete snore. Not an original concept in the whole thing and it just dragged on for two hours without anything really happening. Yeah, she's cute, yeah, she looks nice in leather, but Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Ooops, sorry, dozed off.I spent two hours waiting for something, anything, to happen. Oooh, goodie, a shootout. Now there's an original concept, and certainly one worth waiting for. And, ooooh, the suspense is killing me. Is she really dead? If this was a pilot, I'm not too curious about the show. If it wasn't a pilot, there's no excuse for the utter lack of story.