Preview: Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Synopsis:

A tech-smart government agent seeks to even the score against those who allowed the murderer of his young daughter to leave jail early.

• Poster: C-; D; D; C-

Review:

Poor contrast, waste of color, lettering that's hardly interesting and just two large mugs to even look at, this just isn't very exciting to behold.

I can't say that any of these posters are terribly exciting and it could be one of the many small reasons why this film was doomed to failure. None of them capture the true spirit of the film and while there is more going on in the first (previously reviewed) and fourth posters, the middle two are poorly executed and unpleasant to look at...and that's even considering who's appearing on them.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

There's a part of me that thinks this could be a great, fun suspense yarn. Another pat of me sees this as a vain attempt to get two moderate box office draws together and try to suck money out of audiences. Jamie Foxx looks ludicrous in the film and Gerard Butler seems too devious to appeal to very many.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Release Date:

• October 16, 2009

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (August 16, 2009) Original

-Wesley Lovell (March 14, 2010) New Posters; Buy the Poster Enabled