You will cheer for the bad guy.

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2009)

Explosions are fun and this film has em, along with some great special effects. It's nice to see a movie not shy away from an R rating for a change and make a movie for adults. Gerard Butler plays the loyal husband and father, who takes revenge on those who brutally murdered his wife and daughter, and those who were responsible for letting the killer go under punished. Jamie Fox plays a coward lawyer, more interested in climbing the career ladder. Looking for the quick and easy deal, at the victims expense. All to avoid prosecuting what had to be one of the most vile of crimes. I immediately began to cheer for the father who was supposed to be the villain in this film. I cheered for the father from beginning to end. Gerard does a spectacular job as the wronged genius taking revenge at all costs. Unfortunately Jamie Fox could not pull off his part and I had no sympathy for the character. The movie also has a problem with there plot twist scene in the movie with an implausible explanation to the "how he did it" question. Followed by the unimpressive hero, who solves the case because the hero is supposed to. I have no doubt the film would have been better if they had switched parts, with Gerard playing the lawyer and Fox playing the father, he could have given them the bad guy ending they were looking for.