Biblically awful ending ...

Rating: 6/10 (6 February 2010)

Great premise, some solid acting from Gerard Butler and a generally good overall production but, man, what a crummy ending. What should have happened was that Clyde got to blow up city hall then sets his sights on Rice's family. Clyde ends up terminating the family (say at the recital) but gets killed in the process. Rice then sees the original error in his ways and begins his campaign of violence (or protest) to rectify the unbalanced scales of liberty. That said, the remote control .50 cal with the rocket launcher was awesome. But .50 cal is overkill against the automotive sheet metal of a Chevy Tahoe. As for Jonas surviving the onslaught - well that was preposterous. So much lead had been pumped into the vehicle - no one would have survived. Back to the production itself ... many tips of the hat in this film: for example the slow deliberate stabbing during the home invasion (hello Saving Private Ryan), the paralysis and chop up of the baddie (hello Dexter) to the elaborate deliberate vengeance of Clyde (hello Seven). The cellphone execution of the judge scene made the entire audience jump and was excellent. But back to that crummy ending ... see this film but be prepared to have the ending totally disappoint.