Law Abiding Citizen Blu Ray Review

While Law Abiding Citizen was critically dismissed, the movie did not flop at the box office. However, it failed to generate the buzz that might be warranted by the two big Hollywood stars in Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. The movie worked well as a thriller and quasi revenge film. It started out with a bang and limped toward somewhat lackluster ending. And, if you watched the trailer, you’ve watched the real condensed version of the movie. There are no big surprises. Instead, you watch series of attacks committed by Gerard Butler’s character while he is still incarcerated.

The movie opens up with brutal murder of Shelton family. Two man break in and proceed to murder his wife and daughter in front of his eyes. The police do catch both of the man. However, for expediency, the district attorney Nick Rice makes a deal that puts one guy behind the bar for ten years. Clyde Shelton, Gerard Butler, protests vehemently and begs Nick Rice to reconsider the decision to cut the deal. 10 years pass and the murderer gets out of the prison. This is the starting point for all the mayhem we witness in the movie. It turns out Clyde Shelton is former spook who specialized in killing. He orchestrates his revenge against the murderer and the justice system that failed him and his family.

Without putting out any spoilers, the beginning of the movie and premise was excellent. While predictable, I watched the revenge with some satisfaction as Clyde dealt out punishment for all those involved in the case. However, it would have served the movie better if Clyde sees the end of the revenge instead of the obligatory ending. The ending we expected is the ending we got. The director and writer had chance to really give a good ending like Seven. Never the less, it is a taut thriller worth watching. Even with the predictable ending.

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