Bray : He's in jail, it's because he wants to be in jail. He's a born tactician. Every move that he makes, it means something. That cellmate that he killed, what, you think that was random? That's a pawn being moved off the board. If I were you, I'd be lookin' for the next piece.
Anybody who had anything to do with that case, he's gonna be comin' after you. Nick Rice : So what are you sayin'? You sayin' we can't stop him? Bray : Walk into his cell, and put a bullet in his head. Aside from that, no, you can't stop him.
If Clyde wants you dead, you're dead. Sign In. Play trailer Action Crime Drama. Director F. Gary Gray. Kurt Wimmer. Top credits Director F. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Law Abiding Citizen. Clip Interview Photos Top cast Edit. Viola Davis Mayor as Mayor. Michael Kelly Bray as Bray. Dan Bittner Sereno as Sereno. Evan Hart Collins as Collins. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit.
Clyde Shelton's family is brutally murdered. The ones responsible are caught. However, because of improper procedure, the D. So he decides to get one of them to testify against the other. However, the ending proposes that capital punishment is the only answer for certain criminals. Despite being violent and explosive, the ending of Law Abiding Citizen is oddly peaceful.
When Clyde learns that Nick has placed a bomb in his cell, he's happy about the outcome; while his final smile could have been a reaction to being outsmarted by the attorney, his actions tell a different story. However, his most telling expression comes afterwards, when an aura of peace and calm washes over his body.
As the criminal is engulfed by the flames from the explosion, he pulls out a "Daddy" bracelet that his daughter made for him, suggesting that he was looking forward to seeing her in the next life. It also ends the story on a sympathetic note for the vigilante, as it calls back to a period of his life when he was, as the title states, a law abiding citizen who just wanted to support his family.
Though he became a monster following the troubles that befell him, the old Clyde wasn't completely lost. According to WhatCulture , Law Abiding Citizen went through various iterations before the filmmakers settled on the ending that made the cut.
A proposed alternate version would have seen Nick kill Clyde by hand, in turn causing him to get arrested and make a deal with a DA, essentially becoming just like his deceased foe. However, the filmmakers worried that this would have made the character too dislikable and opted against it.
A Reddit thread provided further details on how Law Abiding Citizen could have finished in different hands. That's not good enough for Clyde, who has 10 years to plot, plan and simmer in his hatred.
That's the prologue. I won't go into detail about what happens next, except to observe that Clyde's first killing involves his penetration of the Death Row execution chamber itself -- and that's before he's in prison. Is this guy Houdini, or does he have supernatural powers?
As his methods are uncovered, it's clear he's a non-magical human being, but a clever one with remarkable resources. So remarkable, in fact, that they fly in the face of common sense.
Movie supervillains have a way of correctly predicting what everyone will do and making their plans on that basis. The explanation of Clyde's methods is preposterous, but it comes late enough that F. Gary Gray, the director, is first able to generate considerable suspense and a sense of dread. Foxx and Butler make a well-matched pair in their grim determination.
Colm Meaney is underused as Nick's police partner; we suspect he might be the accomplice, given the Law of Economy of Characters, but perhaps he has a different role to play. Leslie Bibb works well as Nick's prosecutorial partner, with Regina Hall as Nick's wife, Annie Corley as the judge who experiences some surprises in her courtroom, and the powerful Viola Davis as the city's mayor.
I mean, come on, you're thinking. Still, there's something to be said for a movie you like well enough at the time.
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