Gerard Butler's grisly 21st Century cinemagraphic version of Crime & Punishment aka Law Abiding Citizen, is far more violent than last years Academy Award winning No Country for Old Men.
It remains to be seen over time whether Butler earns respect in his corner of the sandbox shared with the likes of the Cohen brothers, Scorcese, and others, in this his explorative foray into the flaws in our legal system. Butler is off to a good start putting a footprint in the sandbox with this visual and powerfully conflicting moral exposition exposing flaws found in our legal system as a Law Abiding Citizen.
LAC will make you think, and stimulate conversation amongst you and your educated friends afterward, guaranteed.
This movie is not for the squeamish even though only R rated. My date fior this movie won't go out with me again because in her aversion to the violence, she quipped, "If you liked that we have zero in common". I guess I'm better off.
The thing about LAC is that while you might be put off a couple times like I was, the basic premise and though provoking story will make you pick a moral stance.
Why does our legal system allow plea agreements with murders and felons who admit guilt in crimes?
The flick is thought provoking, with more than two or three scenes where you and every other viewer watching with you will jump right out of your collective seats, guaranteed.
The execution in the prison is not for any children nor the squeamish.
Crimes against children are suggested and implied without being explicitly potrayed.
I would not invite my children at 13 or under, to watch this with me.
Certainly not for squeamish adults - turns out my date kept her hands over her eyes through large portions of the movie.
You might too. I did not, but I would never relish listen to the perp's recounting of how he dismembered his family's killer's body.
Too violent for owning the DVD to watch again for me.
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