Inmediately after jamie foxx finds the bomb in the city hall, and he says, we dont tell the mayor anything, we see gerard butler arriving to his property next to the prison, and finally he enters his jail cell. Law abiding citizen 2009 tt1197624 a frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his familys killers free. Gerard butler and jamie foxx work perfect against each other. Gary gray from a screenplay written by kurt wimmer. Analysis of law abiding citizen the future freaks me out.
Gary gray, brian tyler, brian tyler, jim black, robert elhai brian tyler, and keith power tony morales. Gary gray avec gerard butler, jamie foxx, leslie bibb clyde shelton a tout pour etre heureux. Telecharger law abiding citizen french dvdrip gratuitement. I rated it 5 stars i purchased the bluray version of the film that comes with 2 discs. We believe that the law should protect decent lawabiding citizens and their property. Law abiding citizen bluray disc, 2010, 2disc set, rated. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. If you dont know what the movie is about or have not seen the trailer, read and check out the followingthen go see it and come back because ahoy there be spoilers. A ruthlessly efficient vigilante takes aim at a compromiseprone prosecutor, but the real victim in f. There are also hints of social commentary that get interesting for half a second before diving into the realm of the ludicrous. A very great crime thriller with a gerard butler at his best as he was into 300 and olympus has fallen. Oct 15, 2009 but if law abiding citizen wants to be a story about an ordinary man shelton who takes back a power he believes has been given up to those in charge rice a power those in charge have abused, why is it ultimately espousing a route that would do nothing but give those in authority even more power over ordinary people.
Law abiding citizen 2009 clyde shelton gerard butler is an honorable family man, until the day his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion. At one point, a cell phone explodes in a persons hands, blowing their head off, which is a cool effect, although its needlessly dumb for a film that wants to be smart. Law abiding citizen was released theatrically in north america on october 16, 2009. A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his familys killers free. Law abiding citizen is the kind of ragged film that appeals to the lower common. Watch law abiding citizen 2009 on netflix in france. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Its a wildly unpleasant film, filled with needless gore and strained attempts to be smarter than it actually is. In this film, in which he spends much of his time banged up, butler rarely smiles, and when he does, he still looks a bit miffed, like hannibal lecter suspecting that one. I gave it 1 star because zero stars wasnt an option. While law abiding citizen is in no sense a successful work of art, a film that offers the illicit thrill of cheering on an allamerican terrorist is at least pursuing something more complex than.
Hes already in prison when he commits all but one of his many murders, and in solitary for most of that time. Five movie laws this film fails to abide by law abiding citizen, the new film by f. A lawabiding person always obeys the law and is considered to be good and honest because of this. Disc one is the unrated directors cut with behind the scenes action and movie details. Perhaps the message of this movie can somehow persuade real change in our legal practices. Watch law abiding citizen online stream full movie directv. Telecharger law abiding citizen torrent dvdrip french fr hd law abiding citizen dvdrip law abiding citizen torrent. However, law abiding citizen is only a soso effort, and, with the offensive material and no redemptive payoff especially by the prosecutor, it is hardly a positive or edifying movie.
Meanwhile, bombs begin going off all over the city, killing law enforcement officials, lawyers, and judges. Oct 14, 2009 law abiding citizen is a taut thriller about a serial killer in reverse. Telecharger ou regarder en streaming law abiding citizen french dvdrip gratuitement sur uptobox 1fichier uploaded purevid. After the first five minutes i thought i made my assumptions of what was going to happen but i was totally wrong. Lawabiding definition and meaning collins english dictionary. I taught a master class in film in france and that was a great experience because i got a chance to study the french film culture and the french. Parents need to know that law abiding citizen contains several scenes of extremely bloody violence in addition to the home invasionrobberyattempted rapemurder sequence that it begins with, theres a brutal stabbing and a horrifying torture scene in which a chemically paralyzed man is strapped to a gurney and has his limbs and organs sliced off. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Gary grays earlier fucktheinjusticesystem thriller the negotiator. The system must pay a frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his familys killers free. The 2009 film law abiding citizen stars gerard butler and jamie foxx on opposing sides of a justice system gone wrong clyde shelton butler, a talented engineer and family man, watches his life fall apart before his eyes when two thugs break into his house, which results in the death of his wife and child right in front of him. There are a few lulls in the movie towards the end but overall it was a real good movie. Viewers are put on the edge of their seats trying to figure out what clyde may do next and what nicks response will be. Jun 01, 2010 thats the central question behind the hardhitting exposeinsane thriller law abiding citizen, in which gerard butler plays a man who watches as the man who killed his wife and daughter gets away with a light sentence, all thanks to some tricky legal shenanigans and the careerism of butlers lawyer, jamie foxx.
Oct 16, 2009 movies like law abiding citizen, though, are not. Law abiding citizen 2009 cast and crew clyde shelton gerard butler is an honorable family man, until the day his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion. Rice must find a way to put a stop to all of this before shelton kills again. Law abiding citizen is a provocative examination of crime and punishment, justice, and righting wrongs. Disc two is the theatrical cut of the film with optional audio commentary. Its a terrifically violent waste of talent and celluloidone that i wish i could stick in solitary confinement for a long, long time. Watch law abiding citizen starring jamie foxx in this drama on directv. Telecharger law abiding citizen torrent dvdrip french fr hd. Watch online law abiding citizen 2009 on 123movies full movie free without downloading or registration. Clyde shelton gerard butler is an honorable family man, until the day his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion. A law abiding person always obeys the law and is considered to be good and honest because. The premise of the movie is something like, what would happen if a brilliant and clever lawabiding citizen feels like the justice system failed him. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.
The actors were great in their roles except for a subpar leslie bibb tv actress with waning looks. The lesson imparted by the movie is, dont make deals with murderers. This is a very good film with a lot of action and twists in the plot. A fathers inconsolable grief over his murdered family somehow turns him into a torture porn villain with a grudge against lawyers in law abiding citizen, an illogical, campy joke of a movie that suffers hugely in comparison to f. We believe that the law should protect decent law abiding citizens and their property. Law abiding citizen is a taut thriller about a serial killer in reverse. Info isabelle hontebeyrie french canada lessons of darkness nick. Gary gray, is a farfetched fantasy disguised as a gritty serial killer thriller. Jamie foxx, gerard butler, leslie bibb, viola davis, michael gambon, lucas foster. The 2009 film law abiding citizen stars gerard butler and jamie foxx on opposing sides of a justice system gone wrong clyde shelton butler, a talented engineer and family man, watches his life fall apart before his eyes when two thugs break into his house, which results in. Yes, the film is at times very exciting and suspenseful, and the audience cant help but sympathize with clydes motives. The film was nominated for a saturn award as the best actionadventurethriller film of the year, but lost to inglourious basterds. A law abiding person always obeys the law and is considered to be good and honest because of this. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples log in dictionary.
It stars gerard butler and jamie foxx and takes place in philadelphia, telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his familys killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system, intending to assassinate anyone supporting the system. This film offers little in the way of nutrition and absolutely nothing in terms of taste. Waitdont click off of the page, my gerard butler mooning is overbut my mooning over law abiding citizen isnt. Clyde shelton gerard butler is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a.
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