This is generally not the month for really great movies to hit the theaters. Lot's of slasher flicks, and movies that may not have been good enough to compete with the summer blockbusters. These are also movies that lack the game to mix it up with the big holiday movies still to come. So October is usually no mans land. But the new Gerard Butler thriller, Law Abiding Citizen is great in any season.
LAC is the story of Clyde (Butler) and his family. After his young family is murdered, Clyde takes his time and plans his revenge on whoever his deems responsible for the crime itself, and the crime committed in our penal system. Clyde is just "an average guy"....a law abiding citizen. Or is he? That is the primary plot in LAC. Jamie Foxx is the Philadelphia DA, who was in charge of this murder case, and no is on Clyde's case as he wreaks havoc over the Pennsylvania city.
Up front, LAC is NOT for everyone. It is violent, and downright gruesome at times. There are a few scenes where no punches are pulled, and it may make some very queasy. Clyde is angry, and he's not interested in anything except dishing out the same pain his family endured. Also up front, this is a compelling, smart, very well done thriller. It is a story that you HAVE and HAVE NOT seen before at the same time. We've all been down the dads revenge road, but Clyde is a very complex character that gives LAC real depth.
LAC is riveting, face paced, and doesn't wear out it's welcome. It has a story to tell; tells it and doesn't get in it's own way. To it's credit, it stays on task, and doesn't shoot off on side-plots and love stories that would only have watered down a real juicy script. It stays steely, hard, gritty, and downright dark at times. And that's it's beauty. Butler is terrific as the bitter, and complex Clyde, and Foxx again turns in a wonderful performance as Rice the DA, who you can't decide to root for or against. Well done.
Law Abiding Citizen. Harsh yes, but extremely well done. Well worth it. Big time good.
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