I have watched a lot of movies recently and nothing drew me in like this. This was brilliant. It was over the top as hell, but who cares. If a man loses his daughter you can nuke the world and be happy. I mean John Wick kills half a city coz his dog got killed and we all cheer.So for all the genius of Clyde, all his planning and meticulous design, he gets thwarted by the most stupid of stupid nothings? They move the bomb to under his bed. The logistics make barely any sense, and his grand finally was a damn bag hidden in plain sight? Seriously? He kills a Judge from a mobile phone probably setup months beforehand, yet he has to break out of prison to do a grade one terrorist bag.Also no-one is happy at the end. What the scum lawyer goes to the recital. We think that makes it all good, that he learned a lesson?If they took this back, made the last 20 minutes a grand finale, where Clyde pulls off something crazy, and then 'usual suspects' go through how he did it, it would be an 8+ star movie. Why do all that to just poop on the screen is beyond me.

Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerFirst off, the story is original and at times can be extremely brutal. The story is fast and is extremely entertaining. I found the film to have some very interesting philosophical questions about justice and morality. The ending left me stunned.The acting is very good. Gerard Butler performs incredibly well. Jamie Foxx does a good job but says some lines with a lot of dryness.The pacing is fast. The runtime is a little overlong.Pros: Original and brutal story, good use of gore, stunning ending, interesting philosophical questions asked, fast pacing, and good actingCons: An overlong runtime and some dry actingOverall Rating: 8.0

F. Gary Gray directs 'Law Abiding Citizen (2009)' with flair - an early scene intercutting a botched execution with a child's cello concert is cinematically interesting if out of place - and the script itself has enough to keep you engaged -the beginnings of an intriguing morality-play buried beneath its messier outer layers - that you won't forget it immediately. Still, the moral ambiguity it aims for is a little out of reach considering its 'relatable' antagonist frequently murders innocent people and that several implausible, sometimes downright stupid moments break the illusion that this is anything other than a fairly generic, and occasionally disproportionately violent, thriller. 6/10

Think modern day 'Death Wish' with more mind games and more visual brutality.A great role for Gerrard Butler and a must watch ch for revenge me vie fans