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Cast: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Leslie Bibb, Viola Davis
Traumatized by the atrocious murders of his wife and daughter -- and the flawed justice system that set the killers free -- Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) gives in to his rage and sets out on a course of vengeance. He soon takes on not only the prosecutor involved in the case, Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), but also the city of Philadelphia.
Director F. Gary Grant and screenwriter Kurt Wimmer are both experienced in the action/thriller genre and it shows here. This is a taut thriller that has as many twists and turns as it does action making it a edge of your seat thriller and one of the best films in the genre to come along in some time. The story is about a sociopath but a brilliant one who orchestrates a series of high-profile murders that grip the city of Philadelphia all from inside his jail cell. Gerard Butler is fantastic as the killer and he really owns the film in every scene he is in, Jamie Foxx is also good as well as the corrupt lawyer. I thought the film had a great start and stayed that way till about a third of the way in then I felt it kind of slowed down a little and wasn't as exciting and the ending I thought was a slight disappointment as well but I still felt it was much better than a lot of what is being released in theaters every week. This is one of those thrillers that keeps you guessing and you never know what is going to happen next but you are glued to it to find out. A few of the scenes of murder and torture may be a little too graphic to some people but the film is not all about that, it is more a suspense thriller and except for the end which I thought was a little weak this was an excellent film. I would of gave it a perfect score had it not been for the ending but I still totally enjoyed this thrill ride. If you like the genre I highly recommend picking this up, the film is available on DVD and BLU-ray which also contains the unrated version as well.
The special features include:
Audio Commentary Featuring Producers Lucas Foster and Alan Siegal
The Justice System; Law In Black and White - Behind the Scenes with Director F. Gary Gray, Producer Lucas Foster and Actors Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx
Preliminary Arguments - The Visual Effects of Law Abiding Citizen
The Verdict - Winning Trailer Mash-up!
Released by Anchor Bay Entertainment
**** Out Of *****