Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

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:

The Bridge: Cinema de lux

12:30pm | 2:55 | 5:20 | 7:45 | 10:15

(personalize)

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 | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | South Africa:16LV | Australia:MA | Brazil:16

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Overture Films

Trivia:

Cameo: [Michael Nutter]In the scene where the Mayor (Viola Davis) is swearing in Nick as the new District Attorney, the man holding the bible is the actual mayor of Philadelphia at the time of filming.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The car bombs go off a little after 6:00 AM. In Pennsylvania, in the fall/winter (snow on the ground, leaves off the trees), it would still be dark at that time.

Quotes:

Nick Rice: You think your wife and daughter would feel good about you killing in their name?
Clyde Shelton: My wife and daughter can't feel anything. They're dead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.16)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Engine Number 9

Fun!

I love to watch movies movies and I liked this one. There aren't a great number of "good" enjoyable movies out right now, but this one was very entertaining.

The action was good and I didn't notice any time during the movie that I was looking around disinterested in what was going on "on screen".

Although a little predictable it was still fun to watch the events unfold. Jamie Foxx is not one of my favorite actors but he had a nice performance.

If you like to be entertained then this movie should fit the bill. It's not nail biting suspense, but it does the job.