Movie Chicks on Action Flicks: Law Abiding Citizen

RATING: R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language.

Starring Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Michael Irby, Regina Hall, and Viola Davis.

Plot: Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton’s high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton’s crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead. (Overture Films)

Law Abiding Citizen trailer on YouTube.

Read up on it through these fangirl reviews.

Site: Examiner.com
Post: Double Feature Date Movie Review: Paranormal Activity & Law Abiding Citizen
by Michelle Gwynn: “It’s a good film.  And did I mention that all the ladies will get a front row viewing of Gerard Butler’s completely bare backside?  All I can say is YUM, and bring that on over here to mama!”

Site: Film Gurl
Post: Law Abiding Citizen
by Film Gurl: “As for the ending, it really did surprise me – it had an unexpected twist. I don’t want to ruin it for you but let’s just say the saying “You get what you wish for” can sometimes hold true.”

Site: Sultryminxzoe’s Blog
Post: Movie Review – Law Abiding Citizen
by Jessa Phillips: “Make no mistake Gerard Butler’s performance is amazing. As he transforms from a loving family man to an intelligent man with a mysterious past and a disturbingly tactical mind who exacts his revenge simply to prove a point, every moment is believable.”

Site: Vox Magazine
Post: Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen
by Mallory Gnaery: “Law Abiding Citizen sticks it to the man. The line dividing good and bad gets clouded and the legal system and law is mocked as a hypocritical system in this movie.”