Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Director: F. Gary Gray

Cast: Jamie Foxx as Nick Rice, Gerard Butler as Clyde Shelton, Colm Meaney as Detective Dunnigan, Bruce McGill as Jonas Cantrell, Leslie Bibb as Sarah Lowell, Michael Irby as Detective Garza, Gregory Itzin as Warden Iger, Regina Hall as Kelly Rice, Emerald-Angel Young as Denise Rice (as Emerald Angel Young), Christian Stolte as Clarence Darby, Annie Corley as Judge Laura Burch, Richard Portnow as Bill Reynolds, Viola Davis as Mayor April Henry, Michael Kelly as Bray, Josh Stewart as Rupert Ames (as Joshua Stewart)

Clyde Shelton (Butler) goes all Hannibal Lector on us, after his family
are murdered and the justice system lets him down. Cut to ten years
later he decides to take matters into his own hands.

Just when you think this film is going to be your typical revenge
flick, the underrated director of Ultraviolet, Equilibrium and writer
of this movie, Salt and The Recruit - Kurt Wimmer, flips it on it head
and delivers a solid original concept thriller, directed by the
talented F. Gary Gray.

Gerard Butler shrugs of Gamer and is perfect in the at first
sympathetic role, then the character develops becoming more menacing
once incarcerated. He goes head to head with Nick Rice (Foxx). Rice
underestimates the broken man, then he tries to keep one step ahead of
Shelton. Both leads are excellent, also the supporting cast are good,
including the likes of Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney and veteran actor Bruce
McGill.

While the ending is a little flat, there's lots of surprises. Its an
intriguing, fast pace piece of entertainment throughout.