Law Abiding Citizen
2009
***
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Michael Irby, Regina Hall, Michael Kelly, Michael Irby, Roger Bart, Christian Stolte, Gregory Itzin
After his family's murder went inadequately punished, a ruthless and highly skilled engineer seeks revenge on the perpetrators and the justice system that failed. While he orchestrates a series of elaborate and deadly schemes, the prosecutor of the original case attempts to stop him. F. Gary Gray's action thriller is entertaining, but it doesn't include many believable moments. Kurt Wimmer's convoluted script is ridiculous, and its rushed opening fails to evoke adequate sympathy for the protagonist for the upcoming atrocities.
