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The motivation seemed clearer with the series of Charles Bronson "Death Wish" movies that ran, unbelievably, for five stanzas from 1974 to "Death Wish V: The Face of Death" in 1994. For those who think everything is worse now, they might be reminded that street crime was more prevalent and threatening in the 1970s, particularly if you visited New York City. Bronson's character became a bona fide screen hero when he took to the streets to avenge the death of his wife. He stalked pimps, muggers and crooks – to the frustrated cheers of audiences who apparently felt the court system was putting too many of them back on the streets. Each movie began with a crime so despicable that vigilante justice was not only thinkable but could be applauded.
"Law Abiding Citizen" is a tough, grisly and ultra-
violent addition to the genre. It begins with a couple of burglars brutally murdering the wife and daughter of Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler). The more evil of the two, the real killer, gets off with a minor jail term after giving evidence against the other.
You expect the grieving Shelton to move into action, especially since he's played by the action guy who led the "300" warriors in that phenomenally successful action movie with guys in leather jock straps. Butler produced "Citizen" himself, which shows determination if not good sense.
This is foolish mayhem, but at least it's cleverly manipulated mayhem. "Law Abiding Citizen" held my interest all the way, if only to see how far it would go. The good thing is that it never goes quite the way you expect. There are lots of twists that keep us guessing, even if we never actually "believe" them. Plausibility is not an asset of this film.
Nonetheless, it does raise a compelling question: Who is the good guy? Is it Butler, who sets out, 10 years later, to avenge his family's deaths, or is it the prosecutor (Jamie Foxx) who made the deal with the killer and tries to stop Shelton? The prosecutor, Nick Rice, is an ambitious lawyer who seems to care only about his 96 convictions in 96 cases. Shelton, the family man, commits a series of grisly revenge crimes.
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