Law Abiding Citizen Movie Review Summary

Actors:Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Leslie Bibb

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Clyde Shelton is an average father when his home is invaded by two criminals, Ames and Darby. Darby murders Shelton's wife and daughter right before his eyes. When captured, the DNA evidence isn't strong enough to convict them both, and Shelton's testimony isn't deemed strong enough evidence to get the job done. The lawyer, Nick Rice, tries to get Ames to squeal on Darby, but Ames won't do it. Darby, however, is happy to cut a deal, so he gets a reduced sentence while Ames gets the death penalty. Shelton is furious, as he knows this will allow the real murderer to go free, and he loses all faith in thejustice system as a result. A decade later, Ames is put to death, but instead of the usual painless execution, the drug has been altered somehow and he dies in a most painful way. The evidence points to Darby having tortured his friend in this manner, and they go to pick him up. Darby is warned the cops are after him, and when he goes into hiding, Shelton is waiting for him. Shelton paralyzes Darby and slowly pulls him apart, piece by piece, as revenge. The police arrest Shelton, but Shelton points out to Rice that there is no evidence that he did anything wrong. However, when Shelton sends a videotape to Rice's daughter showing his slow and gory murder of Darby, Rice is no longer willing to