[Review] Law Abiding Citizen

Law-Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen is a pretty shitty movie.  Featuring two mailed-in performances from two very good actors, it's hard to believe that this is a movie that Gerard Butler chose to co-produce and hang his hat on.  Why? 

The plot and premise are equally absurd: a man (Gerard Butler) has his house broken into, gets stabbed and watches his wife and young daughter get brutally raped and killed in front of him.  An assistant D.A. (Jamie Foxx) decides to cut a deal with the main perpetrator that leaves him with a light 4-year sentence, while his accomplice ends up on death row.  Not satisfied, the surviving victim launches a war on the criminals and those in the justice system he feels wronged him through a series of brutal, graphic murders of his own.  Fun for the whole family!  Well, not really.

The saddest part is that the film at times seems to side with Butler's character.  It's sort of a blend between Seven, Law and Order and some crappy horror film.  Though it does manage to hold your attention, the film does so only by making the viewers curious to find out how this absurd premise and plot will be concluded.  You'll wait for them to botch a fascinating premise, then slowly lose your suspension of disbelief as they indeed manage to fuck it all up.  Two reels is all Law Abiding Citizen gets.

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