Law Abiding Citizen is a movie that looked interesting, but perhaps not like an immediate winner. Sure, the cast was intriguing and the trailer seemed to promise some excitement, but it didn't look like anything we haven't already seen a hundred times before. Then I began to hear some good things about the film. Buzz was building that it was an interesting film with unique execution. Whatever the reality was, I wanted to find out more. Granted, I was surely going to see it anyway, but this gave me a little hope that I would come out smiling on the other end.
I am pleased to report that while this is no classic, it is immensely entertaining. The movie is a battle of wits between two intelligent men that puts up a front of intelligence while not actually being intelligent at all. Law Abiding Citizen is the equivalent of putting a fancy paint job on a Pinto — sure, it may look pretty, but it's still a Pinto. It will get you where you want to go, but you are always in danger of spontaneously exploding.
Director F. Gary Gray and writer Kurt Wimmer have successfully put a Hollywood sheen on a violent, exploitative feature that plays like a cross between Death Wish and Saw. The big names and the Hollywood machine bring it back toward the mainstream, but that does not change the fact that this is a violent film whose goal is to titillate and exploit with a nod towards some fashion of morality tale.
Law Abiding Citizen does not waste any time getting right down to business. Clyde (Gerard Butler) is home with his family when there is a knock at the door. He answers it only to find a couple of nasty home invaders waiting for him. They push their way in and while one is bagging valuables, the other has tied up Clyde and murdered his wife and young daughter.
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This was an excellent movie. A must see. Alot of action.