Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:18:06 +0000

Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler (300’s King Leonidis) are in tonight’s Law Abiding Citizen. Clyde Shelton (Butler) has his wife and daughter killed during a home invasion by two men. They are caught and are in the justice system when Nick Rice (Foxx) cuts them a deal. One of the two guys agrees to cooperate and testify against the other one in exchange for just a prison sentence. The guy who cooperates was actually the one doing the killing. (But, because of the felony murder rule, the other guy was just as guilty as if he had killed them). Shelton is upset that they were not prosecuted and that DNA was tossed on technicalities, etc. So, he quietly waits his time and begins setting up his plan for revenge. He finds and catches the guy who did the actual murder in a very slick way – and proceeds to do a real number on him – they tell you what, but you don’t see much of it, if any. Soon, he’s arrested for the murder and while in prison more people associated with his wife’s death are killed. Who’s doing it? Why? Will Clyde Shelton be found guilty?

This movie asks a lot of interesting questions of you. About justice and whether our justice system is not functioning well. It makes you think about vigilantism, and what really is right. Is it just what meets the letter of the law, is it what lets you sleep at night. It does expose a lot of what is wrong with the justice system and legal field, but how is it that we are to change it to make it better?

This movie was rather good. It kept my interest the entire time very well. And up until nearly the end did it become apparent what was going on. I can’t say that it was entirely satisfying as a film, but good and entertaining. Worth the evening. If you like drama/thrillers, you should enjoy this.

Rated R. 108 minutes (1 hour 48 minutes). Language and violence.

Whiteout (2009)

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:19:43 +0000

Nothing was scheduled to be at the house from Netflix today so I made a stop at Blockbuster. I like having a Blockbuster handy, it’s nice to be able to go in and browse the movies and make a choice and bring it home right away. I hope they can stay in business, we need them.

Anyway, off the soap box, I looked through the aisles and settled on a fairly new release called Whiteout with Kate Beckinsale, Tom Skerritt, and Gabriel Macht. It’s based on an “acclaimed graphic novel” also not a bad sign. It’s about an outpost in the antarctic where a murderer is loose.

The scenes of ice and snow were great, it did look cold and frozen. The broken cup freezing quickly in -65F was neat! (FYI, this was filmed in Canada in May and June). There are some gruesome parts as well.

Ok. That’s about all the good things I can say about this. It wasn’t very tense. The plot wasn’t so hot (no pun intended) and it just wasn’t very fun. So much for a Friday night. I see the reviews on this on Netflix now, and Rotten Tomatoes, where it only got a 7%! Next time I need to read more reviews…! I almost got Tell Tale, wishing now I maybe did. Tomorrow will be here soon – and it surely has to hold a better one!

PS – It isn’t a horrid movie, it is ok, it just isn’t really memorable enough to have much to say about it or recommend it very highly. You could do worse. At last the guys in the mid-Atlantic tonight could go outside and see their own whiteout…

Rated R. 101 minutes (1 hour 41 minutes). Violence, male nudity and tempting Kate almost nudity – shucks!

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Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Whiteout (2009)