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Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Directed by F. Gary Gray
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Overview
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family’s killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Rated R | Length 109 minutes
Actors
Jamie Foxx | Gerard Butler | Colm Meaney | Bruce McGill | Leslie Bibb | Michael Irby | Gregory Itzin | Regina Hall | Emerald-Angel Young | Brooke Stacy Mills | Christian Stolte | Annie Corley | Richard Portnow | Viola Davis | Michael Kelly | Josh Stewart | Roger Bart | Dan Bittner | Patrick McDade | Richard Barlow | Greg Young | Jim Gushue | Anthony Lawton | David Villalobos | Ksenia Hulayev | Todd Lewis | Bijean Ngo | Cecelia Ann Birt | Lamont Clayton | Dave Huddleston | Gabra Zackman | Brian Anthony Wilson | Stephanie Humphrey | Tracy Toth | Jim Fitzpatrick | Lawrence Laravela | Barbara Lambert | Nakia Dillard | Keith Moyer | Robert Bizik | Ian Bonner | Jennifer Butler | Gregory R. Campbell | Bill Chemerka | Mustafa Cimen | Damien Colletti | Brian Distance | Justin Doescher | Lewis Duval | Robert Eckard | Phil. E. Eichinger | John Charles Hunt | William James Kelly | Michael J. Kraycik | Steven J. Klaszky | Robert Montano | Matt Nicholas | Eddie Noone | Michael Nutter | Joe Pawlenko | Lou Pacheco | Vincent Riviezzo | W. Keith Scott | William Shipman | Towanda Underdue | David Von Roehm | Teddy Valdes | Matt von Siegel | Damion J. Williams
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 2 stars |
| (Average) 2 stars |
Viewing Notes
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN is one of those movies that should’ve worked, but it doesn’t. It really doesn’t.
The first problem is Jaime Foxx. I don’t care that the man won Oscars and other awards and blah blah blah; he’s a horrible, mumble-mouthed actor. The second problem is Jaime Foxx. The third problem is that Jaime Foxx’s character is a DISTRICT ATTORNEY, not a cop. The cops in this movie do absolutely no detectivating. No, that’s left up to the district attorney and his underlings to do. They put all the pieces together as slowly as possible with the assistance of a deus ex machina CIA agent so that the maximum body count can be inflicted.
SPOILER ALERT, mothafuckahs: Mr. District Attorney then figures it all out himself and then takes out the anti-hero with no reprecussions. Seeing as the cops don’t actually do any work in this movie, Foxx is able to kill a man with a GIANT FUCKING EXPLOSION and no one knows or cares except Chief O’Brien.
In all, this movie takes what should’ve been a wonderful revenge film and turns it into watered-down, illogical Hollywood, Michael Bay-proud schlock.
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