Law Abiding Citizen was first released in North America in 2009. The film is an intense thriller and it is directed by F. Gary Grey. To put it simply the film is a classic battle between the good and the evil.

There is two main characters. Jamie Foxx stars the Philadelphia district attorney called Nick. He is a well-to-do attorney who lives a happy life with his wife. Gerrard Butler plays the role of Clyde, the evil of the film. Law Abiding Citizen begins with a cruel murder. Clyde is forced to watch when two murderers kill his family. Our attorney Nick gets the case. The first killer is sentenced to death, but the second one doesn’t confess,so Nick needs to make a deal with him: no death penalty.

After prologue Clyde gets angry with the system. He hunts for revenge. Committing a murder Clyde is imprisoned. But it doesn’t stop him. Many murders are still about to happen while Clyde is in prison. Does he have an accomplish or only unlimited resources and such a clever mind?

The camerawork of the film is just like in other thrillers but it works. Everything is dark and chilly. The colors are very much faded. With the soundtrack the film creates a creepy feeling. It is a big part of the excitement.

I was surprised because the film wasn’t rated that good at the IMDb (only 7,3/10). I liked it very much myself. The main thing that fascinated me was that Clyde was always a step ahead of authorities. It was spooky to watch all the murders to happen and Clyde just sat confidently in his cell with a little bit mad and cold smile on his face. I would recommend Law Abiding Citizen to those who seek after excitement and a bit of fear. The plot is pretty complicated and I didn’t fully understand it until the second viewing but it din’t make any difference to my opinion of the film.