Law Abiding Citizen

Pam: Jamie Foxx cuts a fine figure as a district attorney in this movie that pitts him against a "law abiding citizen" turned criminal. Gerard Butler is an okay actor - there's something about him that seems disingenuous, but a lot of people really like his movies, so maybe it's just me. Could be that he's gorgeous to look at, but eventually you have to act if you're going to carry a movie. Although it starts out with a lot of suspense, this movie begins to unravel toward the end. About half way through, I started looking at Nelson saying "no way, there's no way he could be doing that." Once I started doing that, the movie lost me. I kept watching because Jamie Foxx is engaging and it was fun watching the interplay between him and Butler. I will warn you, the ending is far fetched and will probably disappoint, but it wasn't a complete waste of my time. 2.5 stars out of 5