Law Abiding Citizen
A man's wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion, hoping for justice to be serve a rising prosecutor named Nick cuts a deal with one of the killers in exchange for testimony.
16 October 1962, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
11 September 1955, Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
11 September 1951, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
11 August 1981, New Jersey, USA
13 July 1976, Connecticut, USA
1947, Brooklyn, New York, USA
12 December 1970, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
8 December 1953, Long Island, New York, USA
24 February 1985, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
13 July 1950, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
April 15, 2010
The film can't seem to make up its mind whether it wants to be an audience pleasing popcorn treat or a serious, political thriller. It ends up being partly both... with varying degrees of success.
February 16, 2010
Putting aside the ideological posturing, this hyper-violent fantasy about a seemingly unstoppable killer who continues his murder spree behind bars delivers on its promise of an intriguing mystery, however far-fetched.
February 05, 2010
While one man's terrorist may be another's freedom fighter, it's not quite as simple when it comes to CIA operatives and your basic serial killer. Or rather, a CIA psycho family man that might make Jack The Ripper envious.
October 21, 2010
It's exactly the kind of film the phrase 'by-the-numbers' was invented for, but like the best genre films, it acknowledges its niche and goes all out to top its predecessors.
October 16, 2009
A preposterous exercise in high-minded brutality, "Law Abiding Citizen" tries to pass itself off as a dialectic on justice betrayed, but instead plays like a snuff film with our nation's legal system as the victim.
March 29, 2011
Law Abiding Citizen may be the most nihilistic movie I've ever seen.
October 16, 2009
Sure, it's outta place for October, but there's no reason you can't enjoy a mindless piece of candy against the backdrop of fall foliage.
October 21, 2009
As a social statement, Law Abiding Citizen is a flawed attempt at holding the legal system accountable for its shortcomings. As a movie, it's a ridiculous execution of a misguided concept.
August 09, 2010
One of the more repugnant examples of Hollywood's cheap-thrill approach to violence, its voyeuristic brutality is matched only by its innate stupidity.
October 19, 2009
There's the core of a fascinating amoral movie here before it gets amped up into a standard thriller
October 16, 2009
Law Abiding Citizen is such a lazy action-drama underachiever, it seems unfair to target stars Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler for bringing their C game.
November 27, 2009
Sadly, there's nothing here but bloody off-cuts from 'Death Wish', 'Saw' and 'The Silence of the Lambs', in roughly that order.
