Thursday 28 January - LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009)
I wasn't too keen to see this, having noticed some bad reviews, but I went into the cinema and let myself get lost in the movie, and really enjoyed it. I think 'Law Abiding Citizen' is a funny name, making it sound hilariously mundane for an action movie, but it does have some relevance--the movie's about a guy called Clyde (pretty much a criminal mastermind; played by Gerard Butler) who vows to bring down the legal system after one of his family's killers walks free. Opposite Butler is Jamie Foxx, playing Clyde's former lawyer now trying to stop him.
It was a well-written film with a smart plot, not too confusing, plus Clyde pulled off some really smart crimes. It's the kind of film that impresses you by how devilishly clever they can kill people. It got terribly gruesome at times but you've gotta take that bad stuff with the good--in fact the gore probably made me care more, making the film more powerful and more memorable. Anyway, at the end of the day, my lasting impression of the film is of its great plot, not its occasionally confronting violence. 8/10
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