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Law Abiding Citizen
2009 · Film · 109 min
Directed by F. Gary Gray
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
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Is it? How many films are there promoting violence, revenge torture, etc? Is "Law Abiding Citizen" acceptable?
This sentiment reminds me of the movie Law Abiding Citizen. Gerald Butler's role Clyde Shelton could've single-handedly avenged his family from the get-go, yet he chose to also take his vengeance on the justice system as well. Yet somehow many viewers still think that Clyde was righteous and it was a pity that Jamie Foxx's role Nick Rice didn't get punished enough.
It reminds me of the movie Law Abiding Citizen.
Check it out if you haven't already: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1197624/
This reminds me of the premise in the movie, "Law Abiding Citizen".
The movie "Law Abiding Citizen" [0] gives voice to similar frustrations.
A very thought-provoking movie, but definitely not a good choice for "date night".
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Abiding_Citizen
Just go watch the latest batch of Hollywood movies.
I'd suggest starting with 'Law abiding citizen' and 'John Wick'. Note that an 'R' rating means that children under 17 are not allowed to watch these without a parent or a guardian present. But that's different from 'adult-only', after all, technically it is still allowed. The proper marker would be 'X' if it was to be compared to 'adult only'.
I wish I knew.
FWIW, the film Law Abiding Citizen examines a similar topic: plea bargains in criminal cases against individuals. For me, it was a great thought-experiment about how one's anger about plea-bargaining could play out. But just a warning, it has some pretty horrific scenes that you might regret watching.