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Law Abiding Citizen

Release Date 27 Nov 2009 12 Apr 2010

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Certificate: 18

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Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward 10 years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead

Writers:
Kurt Wimmer

Directors:
F. Gary Gray

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Currently 2/5 Stars.

User Reviews

- Currently 1/5 Stars.
General Grievous

A preposterous turd of a film. It loses it's legs 30 minutes into the film. I could not take this movie seriously and I am a huge fan of over the top action movies. I felt no sympathy for Gerard Way's character either. He is more of a monster than the killers at the start of the film.
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
tetsujin1979

excellent thriller until the last 30 minutes when it gets a bit silly and unbelievable.
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
chopper

A little silly in places, the audience actually laughed where they should really laugh. But Gerard Butler is fantastic and really owns the movie
- Currently 2/5 Stars.
niamhsmith

Absolute pants, this goes way over the top in trying to be a clever and intelligent revenge tale, instead it just gets ridiculous.
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
Al Coe

I went into this not really knowing much about it and really enjoyed it, well worth a trip to the pics after some of the big blockbusters that were a just crap & disapointing and didn't live up the hype. The film moves along nicely and dosn't realy slow down throughout and Gerard Butler isn't bad as a man who dishes out revenge left right and centre.So if your loooking for an enjoyable trip to the flicks go to this, of course there are parts that don't make sense but feck it just leave your brain at the door sit back and enjoy the mayhem.
- Currently 5/5 Stars.
darrenchristie

Fantastic film from start to finish and very clever indeed. Foxx and Butler are on top form in this action packed film that leaves you hooked until the end. Unfortunately, without spoiling, the end didn't quite live up to the rest of the movie and lacked thought, something with which the film seemed to be built upon until the close. Still a great film and well worth going to see though!