I'll get you, Butler.

Rating: 3/10 (23 June 2018)

Wonky-mouthed star Gerard Butler plays Clyde Shelton, whose wife and child are brutally killed during a home invasion. When one of his family's killers escapes death row after striking a deal, Shelton spends ten years planning revenge, using his skills as an inventor to punish not just the men who committed the crime, but also those working in the justice system who failed him.
Law Abiding Citizen starts off promisingly enough in Death Wish mode, but once it enters Saw territory, things get really, really dumb, with Shelton's meticulous planning meaning that he can carry out his revenge even from inside a prison cell, having somehow predicted the every move of legal eagle Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) and his Department of Justice colleagues. It's all so far-fetched that it's impossible for the viewer to take seriously, although that is clearly the intention of director F. Gary Gray, who conducts proceedings without a shred of irony.