Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen Review

starring: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb
director: F. Gary Gray

This movie was strangely good. I am a huge Jamie Foxx fan because I think he is a very talented actor and can play comedic or drama roles at the very high level, and whenever I think about Gerard Butler, I just think about 300 and Spartaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. So lately I have been quite surprised to see his other movies like this one and, of course, The Ugly Truth. In this movie, Gerard plays a tactically psychotic justice-bringer. I think he could have been a little more sadistic in his looks and dialogue, but overall he did a great job.

Jamie Foxx has dramatic roles down pat. His timing is amazing and his intense looks make me believe his character's understanding of what is going on. Jamie and Gerard worked very well together, and I would gladly see another movie with the both of them in it.

The murders at the beginning of the movie were really captivating to say the least. Clyde (Gerard Butler) dismembering his family's killer was gruesome and painful to hear. I am glad they didn't show everything that happened because the aftermath was like a scene out of a game of Fallout 3 or Grand Theft Auto. I think the killings towards the end of the movie were a little too sloppy for how I thought Clyde would kill his enemies. The cars blowing up were pretty crazy but the armored remote controlled weapon in the graveyard wasn't very frightening. That part definitely let me know that yes this was a movie, and movies have to have explosions, bullets and guys not looking at explosions while they walk away.

I loved the plot-line a lot, this movie seemed to be original and worthwhile to watch a couple of times. Jamie Foxx seems to make movies incredible when he is in them, I believe if someone else played the part of Nick Rice then it wouldn't have been nearly as good.