Solid original concept, not your typical revenge flick

Rating: Null/10 (20 April 2010)

Clyde Shelton (Butler) goes all Hannibal Lector on us, after his family are murdered and the justice system lets him down. Cut to ten years later he decides to take matters into his own hands.
Just when you think this film is going to be your typical revenge flick, the underrated director of Ultraviolet, Equilibrium and writer of this movie, Salt and The Recruit - Kurt Wimmer, flips it on it head and delivers a solid original concept thriller, directed by the talented F. Gary Gray.
Gerard Butler shrugs of Gamer and is perfect in the at first sympathetic role, then the character develops becoming more menacing once incarcerated. He goes head to head with Nick Rice (Foxx). Rice underestimates the broken man, then he tries to keep one step ahead of Shelton. Both leads are excellent, also the supporting cast are good, including the likes of Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney and veteran actor Bruce McGill.
While the ending is a little flat, there's lots of surprises. Its an intriguing, fast pace piece of entertainment throughout.