Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writer (WGA):

Kurt Wimmer (written by)

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The System Must Pay

Plot:

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

Plot Keywords:

Justice | District Attorney | Murder | Deal | Philadelphia

US Showtimes:

Beverly Center Cinemas

1:30pm | 7:35 | 10:05

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Cast

Jamie Foxx	...	Nick Rice
Gerard Butler	...	Clyde Shelton
Colm Meaney	...	Detective Dunnigan
Bruce McGill	...	Jonas Cantrell
Leslie Bibb	...	Sarah Lowell
Michael Irby	...	Detective Garza
Gregory Itzin	...	Warden Iger
Regina Hall	...	Kelly Rice
Emerald-Angel Young	...	Denise Rice
Christian Stolte	...	Clarence Darby
Annie Corley	...	Judge Laura Burch
Richard Portnow	...	Bill Reynolds
Viola Davis	...	Mayor
Michael Kelly	...	Bray
Josh Stewart	...	Rupert Ames

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45572) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | UK:18 | Ireland:18 (original rating) | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | South Africa:16LV | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Ireland:16 (re-rating on appeal) | Malaysia:18PL | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rating) | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Film Department, The

Trivia:

Catherine Zeta-Jones was attached to the project in early development.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Jamie Foxx calls Clyde "Clive".

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Clarence Darby: Can't fight fate.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.19)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Eminence Front

Citizen Abides

A solid movie. It was not predictable. The actors were great in their roles except for a sub-par Leslie Bibb (TV actress with waning looks). After the first five minutes I thought I made my assumptions of what was going to happen but I was totally wrong.

Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx work perfect against each other. There are a few lulls in the movie towards the end but overall it was a real good movie.

Perhaps the message of this movie can somehow persuade real change in our legal practices. It is worth seeing. The way the film is shot and the sound effects make this an intense movie.