Law Abiding Citizen Page #3

Synopsis: Clyde Shelton's family is brutally murdered. The ones responsible are caught. However, because of improper procedure, the D.A., Nick Rice only has circumstantial evidence. So he decides to get one of them to testify against the other. When Shelton learns of this, he is not happy. Ten years later, the one who was convicted is being executed but something goes wrong; his execution goes awry and he suffers. They learn that someone tampered with the machine. And the other one is found dead, killed in a gruesome manner. Rice suspects Shelton, so he has him picked up. At first, Shelton agrees to a plea agreement with Rice but changes his mind. It appears that Shelton is not done, it appears he blames the whole system and is declaring war on it going after everyone involved with his family's case. So Rice has to stop him but Shelton is way ahead of him.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): F. Gary Gray
Production: Overture Films
  3 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
34
Rotten Tomatoes:
26%
R
Year:
2009
109 min
£73,343,413
Website
2,270 Views


You know you dont have to

go to this if you dont want to.

Yeah, I do. I...

What's it like?

No biggie. Like watching

somebody fall asleep.

Except the not-waking-up part?

Does it bother you?

Not anymore.

Sarah. Your legs are looking

real good in those heels.

What are you doing, Reynolds?

Why are you here? Your

DVD player is broken?

Ames has no family. I felt like

someone should be here for him.

You just getting a little press?

Breathe.

What I did out

there was wrong.

I should have never

been there.

But I swear to God,

I didn't kill those people.

Wrong man is dying

here today.

That's all.

Oh God.

- Take her away.

What the hell is going on?

- I dont know.

Are you okay?

- Yeah

So, somebody killed the guy

you were trying to kill.

What are we calling this?

Clear violation of his 8th

amendment right:

cruel and unusual

punishment.

Law school.

- Yeah. The machine,

how does it work

on a good day?

It's designed to

be pain free.

Three drugs, administered

in a specific order.

From this moment on we

are assuming that

the machine was corrupted.

We're gonna need

a list of all the people

with access to

that machine.

My people would

not do this.

I appreciate that, Warden, but

I'm gonna need more than

a hallpass and a note from mom.

Detectives. Got something

back on the machine.

Let me see that?

- Right there.

"Cant fight faith".

- What is it, Nick?

During the home invasion

Ames accomplice said

to one of the victims:

"Can't fight faith"

He said the same thing to me

in the courtroom, the prick.

I can't remember his name.

Have a look at this.

Your guy?

Clarence James Darby

- He's a beauty...

You got history with him?

- I put him away.

Ah, 3 years. Is that the going

rate for murder these days?

There was extenuating

circumstances.

The only extenuating circumstance

should be if he didnt do it.

Still, three years at Marion,

f***ing gladiator camp,

you expect him to come

back a model citizen?

Well, if you scholars wouldnt

contaminate the crime scenes,

I could keep them locked

up longer.

Authorities have refused to

comment at this point

foul play cannot be ruled out.

The prisoner had been on death row

for the past 10 years

All we know at this point is

what was supposed to be a

painless execution has turned

into something out of a horror film.

Im Paula live on the scene...

Yeah?

- Clarence Darby?

Who's this?

- That's strike three for you,

Coke on the table, b*tch on the floor.

Away from prison.

Who the f*** is this?

Look out your window.

South side.

Is this a joke?

Get up.

South side.

Motherf***er.

Sh*t.

Out of the way!

He's outdoor!

Go. Go

Damn.

- Move it, move it.

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Kurt Wimmer

Kurt Wimmer was born in 1964. He is a writer and director, known for Total Recall (2012), Equilibrium (2002) and Law Abiding Citizen (2009). more…

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