A genius inventor, Clyde Shelton, turns vigilante when the man who murdered his family is set free by the corrupted justice system.

Rating: 9/10 (25 September 2012)

Film Review: Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Law Abiding Citizen is a crime drama film released in 2009 and directed by F. Gary Gray. A genius inventor, Clyde Shelton, turns vigilante when the man who murdered his family is set free by the corrupted justice system. He seeks to bring justice into his own hands and take down the system.
The main characters featured in the film are Jamie Foxx as Nick Rice and Gerard Butler as Clyde Shelton. Law Abiding Citizen is set in Pennsylvania, USA in our current time. Shelton's family is murdered by Clarence Darby (Christian Stolte) and the blame falls on his accomplice in the robbery, Rupert Ames (Josh Stewart). Darby was released because of lack of convicting evidence and Ames was sentenced to execution. Seeing this angered Shelton so he took matters into his own hands.
Soon thereafter, Ames' execution went horribly wrong and Darby was found tortured, mutilated and eventually killed; to quote: "I took his fingers with bolt cutters, his toes with tin snips, his balls with a hacksaw, and his penis with a box cutter. How's that for specifics?!" Shelton is imprisoned because the Police think he has become a vigilante and taken justice into his own hands. Rice does not think Shelton as a serious threat; even after his imprisonment, people continue to die left, right and center around Rice. He has to put a stop to these, but Shelton is still in solitary confinement. He told Rice that his aim is to kill these corrupt individuals and eventually bring the whole system to its knees.
This film is a fast-paced thriller guaranteed to keep everyone on the edge of their seats wanting more. I found this film completely realistic and enthralling right till the end. I would definitely recommend this film to adults because - of the MA rating – it gives a chilling insight to the corrupt justice system and how smart-minded criminals can be. In the end, it is up to you to decide who the real hero in the film was. Not all is what it seems on the surface and even top officials can be corrupt. Also, never make deals with murderers.