'Saw' meets 'Death Wish'

Rating: Null/10 (10 January 2011)

"Law Abiding Citizen" combines elements of 'Saw' and 'Death Wish', but without the traps and weapons. If you're expecting gunfights and physical torture traps, you'll be sorely disappointed. If you're not expecting these things, but are still looking for a story heavy on plot, you'll be disappointed. But if you're expecting an entertaining movie that delivers the goods, and tells a reasonable story, then you'll enjoy yourself. Gerard Butler is no Tobin Bell or Charles Bronson, but he is fit for this role, I suppose. The subplot involving this D.A.'s family is unnecessary. It doesn't connect with the rest of the movie, to say the least. Also, Foxx's and Butler's characters spend most of the movie putting up with one another, suggesting the film could have gone a little more over-the-top. If the movie had been more about the justice system, it might have been more entertaining. Still, I recommend it if you haven't seen it.
*** out of ****