This trailer does not abide by the Law!
Thu, August 13, 2009 Whatever you do, do not turn this trailer off after 30 seconds! "Law Abiding Citizen" is a film that has went through some changes on it's way to the big screen and my expectations were lowered when Frank Darabont left the directing chair to be replaced by F. Gary Gray, director of solid thriller "The Negotiator" and the remake of "The Italian Job"
However this trailer has really caught me off guard, the actual premise was always a little muddled as it was never made clear exactly what angle the story would take, but all I can say is that it looks like they took the right one! There are so many elements to this that it would be hard to sum them up so take a look for yourselves, surfice to say it is a film that should have the audience questioning who's side they are on and where the line lies when it comes to justice, all that wrapped up in a high concept action thriller.
For Foxx this is just another movie, he is an established star with a degree of crediblity, however for Butler, who shot to fame in a leather skirt with the hyper stylized "300" this is a chance to cement some leading man status after a number of dull up rom coms.
"Law Abiding Citizen" Opens October 9th and you can check the trailer out below.
Reader Comments (1)
Definitely looks good. Though I'm getting a bit tired of seeing Butler these days. It looks more than the typical revenge story.