Gerard and Foxx are a hit-combo!!

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2010)

What do you get when you combine 2 of the world's most talented and intense actors of all time? An award-winning performance even amidst a rather ingenious storyline with might I say, more than a few loopholes.
You will be blown away initially, with the gore, violence and pure intelligence of the way Gerard's character, Clyde, a tormented father, mourning the loss of his wife and daughter after 10 years, plays out the murders of the people who were involved in the trial against the murderers of his family. No doubt for a villain, Gerard is captivating, menacing and wittingly charming all at the same time. He is so convincing that at times, he makes you feel his motives for the murders were 100% justified! Foxx definitely kept his end of the bargain up by delivering a cocky, self-righteous, successful lawyer persona when he compromises the trial of Gerard's murdered family by allowing one of the 2 killers off with a light sentence. Throughout the movie, you can see Foxx's demeanour changing, losing his focus and strength after being worn down by Butler's incomprehensible and systematic killings, even as Butler is locked up at a maximum security prison! I won't go into details as to what the loopholes are, cos if we analyse it too much, we tend to forget that this movie, at its core, has an original and compelling storyline, somewhat a mix of Seven and The Bone collector. I DEFINITELY feel this movie was worth every bit of $7 and will DEFINITELY buy the DVD when it's out - uncensored!!