Law Abiding Citizen

After seeing countless previews for this movie, I thought a few things. I have to see this because its stuck in my head. This movie seems like Saw but in a non horror setting. (not necessarily the best thing) This movie looks good.

Well marketing worked, I saw the movie, and here I am.

The movie starts out with basically the majority of the trailer. Loved that. Its good to see a trailer that only sets up the movie and doesn't spoil it. The movie shoots immediately to 10 years after Gerard Butler's (Clyde's) family was murdered. From there, Clyde begins to take down everyone involved in the process. At the same time, he is making a mockery of the justice system because he feels they don't worry about right and wrong. They only worry about looking good. He wants the system changed. He turns his primary focus on trying to teach his old lawyer (Jamie Foxx) a lesson. Teach him that he has to worry about what's right, not what will help him have a high conviction rate.

The movie moves from there at a thrilling and rapid rate. It is neat to see how Clyde manages to do what he's doing. How the movie winds to its ending is surprising, with the ending being obvious.

The dialog is what really makes the movie. Gerard Butler makes you laugh with how he acts and treats everything. This makes the movie even more enjoyable on top of the plot.

Great acting all around.

So if you want to see a good movie, without a twist (twists suck most of the time and don't make much sense in hindsight), go see this movie. Trust me.

I rate this movie 8.7 out of 10.