![]() ![]() Fearful that sloppy forensic evidence will set both murderers free, Rice makes a deal with the criminal responsible for the massacre by reducing his sentence while the other receives capital punishment. When the two men responsible for the heinous crime are presumably brought to justice, the young deputy D.A., Nick Rice (Jaime Foxx), shows more concern for his 96 percent conviction rate than for bringing comfort to the distraught husband and father. ![]() The introduction of smarts in a pic that really should remain brainless can be a bit cumbersome, but at least it works in providing the main protagonist with a sympathetic motive.īutler stars in the role of the good law abiding citizen Clyde Shelton, an engineer forced to witness the brutal deaths of his wife and daughter. and the plausibility of some of its more exaggerated action sequences. ![]() Gary Gray (' Friday,' ' The Negotiator') keeps 'Law Abiding Citizen' grounded, despite having one of the most outlandish and eccentric plots since Gerard Butler's last feature, ' Gamer.' The talented director maintains interest and decent entertainment value with some creative visual flare, even as viewers question the credibility of the narrative. Infusing social commentary with an action thriller storyline, F. ![]() With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. 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. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Nick offers one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice.įast forward ten years. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), a hotshot Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. ![]()
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