Directed with flair and attempting moral ambiguity but ultimately generic and kind of bland.

Rating: 5/10 (9 April 2018)

F. Gary Gray directs 'Law Abiding Citizen (2009)' with flair - an early scene intercutting a botched execution with a child's cello concert is cinematically interesting if out of place - and the script itself has enough to keep you engaged -the beginnings of an intriguing morality-play are buried beneath its messier outer layers - that you won't forget it immediately. Still, the moral ambiguity it aims for is a little out of reach considering its 'relatable' antagonist frequently murders innocent people and that several implausible, sometimes downright stupid moments break the illusion that this is anything other than a fairly generic, and occasionally disproportionately violent, thriller. 5/10