This movie defines the meaning of Biblical Justice......

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2012)

....And I'm not even religious. This movie is by far one of the best I've EVER seen...it gives me shivers when I watch (which I've done at least 20 times). True retribution for those who profit from the misery of others, Denzel Washington (as bodyguard Jon W. Creasy) paints his "masterpiece" in his acting career by visiting death upon anyone who profited from the kidnapping of his charge, the amazingly gifted Dakota Fanning in Mexico City. His systematic approach to finding those behind the layers of protection provided by corrupt cops and an ineffective judicial system is awe inspiring and makes you say "finally" if only to yourself. Christopher Walken adds his talent to the pool in describing Creasy as an artist whose craft is death and warns the seemingly only non corrupt police commissioner to "stay out of his way...he'll deliver more justice than 10 years of your judicial courts". Why this movie reverberates so much with me? Because there is none of this PC endings that the vast majority of movies today end with...the protagonist catching a criminal who without a doubt of his guilt deserves death....but stays his hand in favor of handing him over to the justice system for punishment. That this wastes countless millions of dollars and provides an industry for morally corrupt defense lawyers usually counting on technicalities to get their clients acquitted is something that has always struck me as incredibly wasteful. The twist at the ending gives it the right happy ending you usually don't get when a character does something against the accepted norm of society. Do yourself a favor......watch this movie - especially if you have children. I'm sure you'll agree with me.