Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

It is a performances centric movie

How sad is this?

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

This is one movie where Butler should have won. He was in the right. So dislike ending but the way he handles things makes movies enjoyable. Decent movie.

The only part i think would have been much fun to make up would have been that character of Jami Foxx should have also been killed that purpose would have brought real justice to the people how exploit there clients over there own benefits.

F. Gary Gray directs 'Law Abiding Citizen (2009)' with flair - an early scene intercutting a botched execution with a child's cello concert is cinematically interesting if out of place - and the script itself has enough to keep you engaged -the beginnings of an intriguing morality-play buried beneath its messier outer layers - that you won't forget it immediately. Still, the moral ambiguity it aims for is a little out of reach considering its 'relatable' antagonist frequently murders innocent people and that several implausible, sometimes downright stupid moments break the illusion that this is anything other than a fairly generic, and occasionally disproportionately violent, thriller. 6/10

The first time I attempted to watch this film it seemed like a very violent revenge-porn type file, in the first 30 minutes or so. I was an idiot to stop watching at that point. The plot really takes off after Gerard Butler kills the murderer of his wife and daughter. I see in his character not a "revenge maniac" but a very sad individual with everything taken from him and no hope whatsoever. I actually think Gerard Butler is a terrific actor in a dramatic film.. I have to admit that many scenes had me crying because of the futility of revenge and the pain it only brings, never satisfaction. But it seems to be all we are left with , except acceptance of Gods love and this for many is not enough to make up for what was lost.Please see this film with any adult friends or children over 15 only. This is one of the best films that demonstrates what a broken legal system we have.