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Rich Bonaduce reviews “Law Abiding Citizen”

Rich’s Quickie: “Se7en” for the “Saw” generation.

You’ve seen this movie done before – and much better – with films like “Se7en”.  In fact, this rehash feels like somebody watched that far-superior film and thought – “hmm; not enough action”.

Hence we have this ham-fisted wannabe that’s so roll-your eyes unbelievable that only those suckling at the teet of the ridiculous “Saw” movies will appreciate it.  And literally almost every plot point in “Se7en” is echoed here, just badly; with dialogue for the lowest common denominator and actors who can’t quite pull off the gravitas of a Morgan Freeman or Kevin Spacey.

Gerard Butler’s antagonist is so out there in trying to teach Jamie Foxx’s lawyer I don’t know WHAT that it’s all moot by the end.  Foxx violates the law and his clients’ civil rights to eventually be partly responsible for his death.  And so Foxx learns… what?  We learned the only thing he COULD have learned from Butler’s outrageous Citizen – oh, just KILL the guy and get it over with.

This is not to say it’s not without its guilty pleasures, and it’s a bit of a decent ride for a while; but if this is your kind of movie, I suggest you pocket the difference and just go rent “Se7en”.

Rich’s Movie Grade: C

Rated R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language.

Director: F. Gary Gray

Writer(s): Kurt Wimmer

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