why this film deserves a ten

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2009)

first off... let me start by saying the ending to this film was not awful, in fact nowhere close. i think people fail to understand why it ended the way it did. clyde (gerard butler) takes revenge on the justice system for allowing the murderer of his wife and child to walk free. being a genius inventor and tactician clyde devises all sorts of nifty little traps to kill the people responsible for the death of his family. regardless, he is killing people. near the end in clyde's cell nick (jamie foxx) says he is no longer making deals with murderers and lets clyde make a choice. the point is that clyde himself became a murderer and nick came to realize his own mistake. i don't think the movie could have ended a better way. clyde had nothing to live for and would've undoubtedly become a serial killer fueled by nothing but hatred and vengeance. in the end nick understood what clyde had felt and knew right from wrong. so please don't underrate this movie because of its ending.
anyway, gerard butler does a fantastic job playing his role. i didn't expect this from him at all. i always picture him with a long beard yelling "this is sparta!" but this was just something else. i don't think anyone could have done a better job. as for the action, it really is a ride. it keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. very interesting and entertaining, haven't seen a movie like this in a long time. the story was the most surprising to me. i walked in the movie theater with very low expectations thinking it was going to be some typical Hollywood fairytale but i was wrong. very well written and thought out, nothing predictable or cheesy. i recommend this movie to everyone who is above the age of 18 and enjoys a good action film.