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Unnecessarily violent and unflinchingly absurd, Law Abiding Citizen is plagued by subpar acting and a story that defies reason.
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While Law Abiding Citizen is in no sense a successful work of art, a film that offers the illicit thrill of cheering on an all-American terrorist is at least pursuing something more complex than ''moral clarity''. Jan 28, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
While Law Abiding Citizen is in no sense a successful work of art, a film that offers the illicit thrill of cheering on an all-American terrorist is at least pursuing something more complex than ''moral clarity''.
Jake Wilson
Bloodshed and torture abound in this sadistic thriller with pretensions. Jan 26, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Bloodshed and torture abound in this sadistic thriller with pretensions.
Sandra Hall
The film's entertainment value resides almost entirely in the ingenuity of Butler's modus operandi; but this is cancelled out by the film's underlying stupidity. Nov 27, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The film's entertainment value resides almost entirely in the ingenuity of Butler's modus operandi; but this is cancelled out by the film's underlying stupidity.
Robert Hanks
Sadly, there's nothing here but bloody off-cuts from 'Death Wish', 'Saw' and 'The Silence of the Lambs', in roughly that order. Nov 27, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Sadly, there's nothing here but bloody off-cuts from 'Death Wish', 'Saw' and 'The Silence of the Lambs', in roughly that order.
Nigel Floyd
Full of incoherent, spitting rage, ignorant, paranoid violence and a complete lack of internal logic. Nov 27, 2009 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Full of incoherent, spitting rage, ignorant, paranoid violence and a complete lack of internal logic.
Wendy Ide
It's silly and nasty at the same time: not a good combination. Nov 27, 2009 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
It's silly and nasty at the same time: not a good combination.
Peter Bradshaw
As a piece of fluffy entertainment, Law Abiding Citizen is passable enough; try to dig any deeper, however, and you'd be scraping the bottom of a very shallow barrel. Oct 25, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
As a piece of fluffy entertainment, Law Abiding Citizen is passable enough; try to dig any deeper, however, and you'd be scraping the bottom of a very shallow barrel.
Nikki Baughan
There were surprises, twists and turns and could get graphic at times, but overall the movie was fast-paced, well performed, and kept your attention until the very end. Sep 11, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
There were surprises, twists and turns and could get graphic at times, but overall the movie was fast-paced, well performed, and kept your attention until the very end.
Candice Frederick
Law Abiding Citizen may be the most nihilistic movie I've ever seen. Mar 29, 2011 | Rating: 4.5/10 | Full Review…
Law Abiding Citizen may be the most nihilistic movie I've ever seen.
Joshua Starnes
It's exactly the kind of film the phrase 'by-the-numbers' was invented for, but like the best genre films, it acknowledges its niche and goes all out to top its predecessors. Oct 21, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's exactly the kind of film the phrase 'by-the-numbers' was invented for, but like the best genre films, it acknowledges its niche and goes all out to top its predecessors.
Simon Miraudo
One of the more repugnant examples of Hollywood's cheap-thrill approach to violence, its voyeuristic brutality is matched only by its innate stupidity. Aug 9, 2010 | Full Review…
One of the more repugnant examples of Hollywood's cheap-thrill approach to violence, its voyeuristic brutality is matched only by its innate stupidity.
Simon Foster
The film can't seem to make up its mind whether it wants to be an audience pleasing popcorn treat or a serious, political thriller. It ends up being partly both... with varying degrees of success. Apr 15, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The film can't seem to make up its mind whether it wants to be an audience pleasing popcorn treat or a serious, political thriller. It ends up being partly both... with varying degrees of success.
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