As I See It: Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

In this melodramatic thriller, Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx square off as bitter father turned mass-murdered and pompous prosecutor, respectively.

Law Abiding Citizen manages to revolt and engage; but the late explanation of Clyde’s (Butler) psychosis and ultimate derangement is a letdown. The movie feels like a constant setup whose payoff is constantly denied. A smart viewer quickly deduces the uninspired death count and fast-forwards to the explanation.

As I see it, the best part of film was Grand Funk Railroad over the ending credits.

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The Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Challenge

Task 1: A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
Task 2: A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Task 3: A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
Task 4: A book published by an indie press
Task 6: A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Task 7: A book that takes place in Asia
Task 8: A book by an author from Africa
Task 9: A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Task 10: A microhistory
Task 12: A sci-fi novel
Task 13: A romance novel
Task 14: A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
Task 15: A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
Task 16: An audiobook
Task 17: A collection of poetry
Task 18: A book that someone else has recommended to you
Task 19: A book that was originally published in another language
Task 20: A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
Task 21: A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
Task 22: A book published before 1850
Task 23: A book published this year
Task 24: A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)