Then, just as the film convinces us to get behind Jamie Foxx’s character (who is a pretentious jerk), it expects to sympathize with Clyde again towards the end. While it was certainly satisfying to see the murderers get their comeuppance, watching innocent people being killed by savage means (the cell phone bomb-to-the-head was amazing but disturbing) requires a certain bloodlust that undermines the sympathy the film has built.
Never mind that the character changes from meek and broken husband to crazed sociopath without any believable progression. However, when he begins killing Nick’s innocent colleagues, it obviously flips the script, and we are now expected to ditch our sympathy for him. Moviegoers want to root for someone, and initially, the film makes Butler’s character of Clyde a sympathetic character. While Clyde’s elaborate revenge plan stretches the realm of believability, the real problem with the film is the moral ambiguity. While it is satisfying to see the killers of Clyde’s family get their gory due, when members of the judicial system begin to die by imaginative (and brutal) means, it isn’t quite so audience-friendly. Clyde devises an elaborate plan to ensure that the killers not only pay for their crimes, but Nick and his colleagues pay for their misdeeds as well.Ĭlyde believes he has a way of changing the justice system, but it involves killing lots of people, and hanging it over the head of Nick.Ĭlyde’s plan makes for a riveting premise, and while it certainly makes Law Abiding Citizen entertaining, the film takes a dark, and at times confusing, turn. Gary Gray, the movie creates a fantastical, improbable story surrounding Clyde Shelton (Butler), who plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with prosecutor Nick Rice (Foxx), who gave a sweetheart deal to the man who killed his family. It’s got plenty of star-power, with Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler going head-to-head in a story that’s so over-the-top, it will test your suspension of disbelief. Law Abiding Citizen is a wildly imaginative revenge tale wrapped up inside of a crime thriller. Also stars Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb, and Colm Meaney. Gerard Butler is out to change the system - and Jamie Foxx - by any means necessary! Check out our review of Law Abiding Citizen on 4K Ultra HD!Īn engineer with a secret past (Gerard Butler) goes on a bloody quest for revenge against the men who killed his family - and the members of the judicial system and prosecutor (Jamie Foxx) who failed to punish them.
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