Sold movie. Not above average.

Rating: 6/10 (5 January 2010)

Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is a family man with a beautiful wife and children (and coincidentally, a articulate mastermind) when a pair of criminals slaughter his family in front of his very eyes. His case misses the mark and one of the convicts receives a light sentence. His intellect is turned toward vengeance on the corrupt justice system and he makes it his own blood-thirsty purpose to make things "right" again.
This movie has solid acting and the plot is clever, with the focus on the conflict between Clyde and his ex-lawyer, Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx). The film is credibly unpredictable and watching Clyde toy with Nick is fairly interesting. Unfortunately, he was so far ahead that the plot felt like it was at a standstill, or at least a very acute slope. We're in Nick's shoes, just doing our best to get through it but watching helplessly as we wait to see the master plan. Don't expect to be in awe at the ending, either.
All around this was a mediocre movie. It's fun to watch, but not very engaging. What I will say, is it's worth catching in theaters if it's your 20th consecutive movie ticket and by some god-given miracle you've manage to earn yourself a free one! ;]