Law Abiding Citizen Review
Remember Charles Bronson in Death Wish? Law Abiding Citizen offers a taste of no-mercy vigilante family-man justice 3.0. Ten years after his wife and daughter were slaughtered in front of him, Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) kidnaps one of the perpetrators, straps him down to a torture table, and saws off his limbs (and other things). Then he sends a video of the atrocity to Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), the slick, out-for-himself Philadelphia prosecutor who cut too soft a deal with the killer…read more [EW]
When “Law Abiding Citizen” feels comfortable enough to be a blunt object of suspense, it comes together splendidly. Pitting the harsh realities of the modern justice system against the suburban cry for blood from a soccer dad, Kurt Wimmer’s screenplay nurtures a pungent odor of injustice that sets up the plot in an exhilarating manner. Morally frozen lawyers? Tired, careless judges? Wimmer manipulates audience reaction superbly, bringing the story to a wonderful boil as Nick stands firm to his case-winning percentages and Clyde sulks away, beaten down by the system that was supposed to heal his aching heart. Now there’s a proper set-up for a bracing thriller that respects the fine art of revenge…read more [brainorndorf.com]
New “Law Abiding Citizen” Posters
Two new posters for psychological thriller “Law Abiding Citizen” have been revealed. /Click on any of them to enlarge/
Law Abiding Citizen Poster
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) who, 10 years after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, returns to exact justice from the assistant district attorney (Jamie Foxx) who prosecuted the case against their killers. His vengeance threatens not only the man who allowed mercy to supersede justice, but also the system and the city that made it so.
Law Abiding Citizen Poster and Hi-Res Photos
Brand new poster and hi-res photos for the upcoming “Law Abiding Citizen,” starring Gerard Butler and Jaime Foxx, have all been released.
Law Abiding Citizen Synopsis: Clyde Shelton (Butler) is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice (Foxx), 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.
Law Abiding Citizen Movie Poster
Below you can checkout a new “Law Abiding Citizen” poster.
Plot: Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) who, 10 years after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, returns to exact justice from the assistant district attorney (Jamie Foxx) who prosecuted the case against their killers. His vengeance threatens not only the man who allowed mercy to supersede justice, but also the system and the city that made it so.
Law Abiding Citizen is directed by F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job), also stars Leslie Bibb, Josh Stewart, Michael Gambon and Viola Davis.
Law Abiding Citizen Trailer
The trailer for F. Gary Gray-directed psychological thriller “Law Abiding Citizen” has just gone online over at E.T.
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), 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.
Law Abiding Citizen Posters
Overture Films has released four posters for drama/thriller “Law Abiding Citizen.”
Plot summary: Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) who, 10 years after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, returns to exact justice from the assistant district attorney (Jamie Foxx) who prosecuted the case against their killers. His vengeance threatens not only the man who allowed mercy to supersede justice, but also the system and the city that made it so.
Jamie Foxx Joining Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen
Jamie Foxx is in final negotiations to star opposite Gerard Butler in the next film from writer/director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist), the psychological thriller “Law Abiding Citizen.”
The script, written by Kurt Wimmer (Ultraviolet, Street Kings) and Darabont, follows a successful assistant D.A. (Butler) who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot hatched by a traumatized victim of the legal system (Foxx). Foxx’s character is devastated to learn that, because of a plea bargain, one of his wife and daughter’s murderers will be set free. So he unleashes revenge on the killers and those who made the deal.
Executive producing are Film Department’s Neil Sacker and Robert Katz, Catherine Zeta Jones has also been rumored to be involved with the film.
No production date has been set.
