An Amazing Movie Throughout

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2009)

The focus in "Law Abiding Citizen" is on one Clyde Shelton. In the beginning of the movie, he watches his wife and daughter die at the hands of a pair of textbook thugs. Gerard Butler flawlessly executes a role that will keep you guessing through over an hour and a half of well thought out killings, tauntings and flauntings. There is the occasional predictable death after an incredibly snide remark or one character's brash overconfidence; you'll see it coming a mile away. However, the story is fantastic and by the end of it you'll find yourself rooting for Clyde, who is supposed to be the bad guy. Jamie Foxx plays a District Attorney who is, of course, your standard movie attorney. The system is perfect, we do what we have to do, push your morals aside, so on and so forth. The movie centers around Clyde who, ten years after his family's death, embarks on a well-planned mission to bring the system down in a way that he only describes as "biblical." This is an enjoyable thriller and it's well worth the money.