That being said, I went along to Law Abiding Citizen with a quiet excitement. I know a few people who saw this back in November and the buzz was quite good.
What a lot of rot!
I have a feeling that this may be the worst film I've seen in around 12 months. The acting was terrible, the supposedly thought provoking premise was an obvious truism and the characters all unlikeable.
The idea is that Gerard Butler is a man wronged by the wheelings and dealings of the legal system - personally I don't think justice was too far off the mark. He spends the next 10 years concocting his revenge - a plan that will make those responsible for his injustice both learn and pay. The target? The judge, smooth talking attorney Jamie Foxx, the criminals directly responsible and anyone else even remotely involved. They are to pay in blood. (cue dramatic music)
It is a cunning plan. Blackaddian almost. One which we're lead to believe has been conceived and executed by one of the smartest men in espionage. PROBLEM. How does one of the smartest, most forward thinking men on the planet, then meet the end that this film forces upon him? Let's face facts... he doesn't. It's just an example of a poorly constructed plot which needed a quick conclusion.
I'm at a loss to continue. What more can I say? There was one solitary moment of originality - a cell-phone bomb that was both surprising and really quite cool.
I believe the R18 rating this film received was a bit harsh, but in any case I struggle to see who above or below 18 years of age would really enjoy this film.
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1 two-hour block of my life I'll never get back.
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