Rating: R
Movie Release Date: October 6, 2009
DVD Release Date: February 16, 2010
Plot 411: When justice doesn't prevail for a man's family, he plots to teach the justice system a lesson.
Review: Gerard Butler stars as Clyde, a man who lives while his wife and daughter die as a result of a brutal home invasion. A year later, his lawyer Nick (Jamie Foxx) takes a plea bargain deal that allows one murder to get off relatively easily. Clyde is let down by the government's justice system and spends the next 10 years plotting to right the wrong. This is an interesting look at the faults of our justice system, a system in which killers are set free given the right legal song and dance. It comments on the kinds of ethics lawyers (and people in general) may or may not possess. It points out what may be lacking in your life when status and ego begin to take precedence. It asks you to question the rights and wrongs of the characters' actions and philosophy. For me, the pace started off a bit slow even if the movie opened with a big bang. However, once it started going I found myself thoroughly engrossed in it. This is a thinking person's type of film as Clyde is a thinking man. The way he is able to stay two steps ahead of the authorities is shockingly easy. I'm not sure if that demonstrates his brilliance or the ineptitude of law enforcement. Also in this film are Colin Meaney, Bruce McGill and Leslie Bibb.
Watch It: For a good cop thriller with decent performances from both Butler and Foxx.
Skip It: If Butler's ever-changing accent gets on your nerves.
Movie Release Date: October 6, 2009
DVD Release Date: February 16, 2010
Plot 411: When justice doesn't prevail for a man's family, he plots to teach the justice system a lesson.
Review: Gerard Butler stars as Clyde, a man who lives while his wife and daughter die as a result of a brutal home invasion. A year later, his lawyer Nick (Jamie Foxx) takes a plea bargain deal that allows one murder to get off relatively easily. Clyde is let down by the government's justice system and spends the next 10 years plotting to right the wrong. This is an interesting look at the faults of our justice system, a system in which killers are set free given the right legal song and dance. It comments on the kinds of ethics lawyers (and people in general) may or may not possess. It points out what may be lacking in your life when status and ego begin to take precedence. It asks you to question the rights and wrongs of the characters' actions and philosophy. For me, the pace started off a bit slow even if the movie opened with a big bang. However, once it started going I found myself thoroughly engrossed in it. This is a thinking person's type of film as Clyde is a thinking man. The way he is able to stay two steps ahead of the authorities is shockingly easy. I'm not sure if that demonstrates his brilliance or the ineptitude of law enforcement. Also in this film are Colin Meaney, Bruce McGill and Leslie Bibb.
Watch It: For a good cop thriller with decent performances from both Butler and Foxx.
Skip It: If Butler's ever-changing accent gets on your nerves.
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