LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009) MOVIE REACTION - THIS WENT TOO FAR! - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW 

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The only bad thing about this movie is that the wrong side won

15:43. He needed to be alive to execute his plan, he couldn’t afford to be shot by the police. By being butt-ass naked, it reduced the chances of the cops thinking he could be armed.

"This is a victory for us." This line pisses me off so much every time I watch this. For Nick, it's his career and success, publicity and new clients. For Clyde, it's about carving out some slight bit of peace after everything he cared about was ripped from him, leaving him a hollow shell of a person. Nick took away Clyde's chance to heal because Darby destroyed his life and Nick used him as a bargaining chip to further his career.

He wanted Nick to fight for him and his family. But Nick was so focused on not losing, that he made a deal with the devil. Hell has no Fury.

That was the quote of the movie Jamie's assistant before the blew up She said, I hope "I didn't give everything up for a high rate in convictions" This is what Jamie did, he sold that family out for a deal.

"Are you doing this for a high conviction rate?" "So you want me to violate his civil rights? Okay, I'm game." "I'm a judge, I can pretty much do whatever I want." "Fuck his civil rights". The movie has lines like this where it shows the system is broken. Proving Clyde right. How Jamie's character is just making deals for a high conviction rate to make himself look good.

The ending has always annoyed me. The man is a genius with multiple backup plans for everything and he didn't devise a way to be alerted to someone coming through his tunnel? He didn't have an alternate escape route from the cell? The only explanation is he planned to die no matter what and he saw that he finally got his point across, so he figured that was the time. I'm not sure I would want to live after my wife and daughter were murdered either. That said, I have read that the ending was supposed to be Clyde living, but it was changed during production...allegedly because Foxx didn't want his character to lose. Don't know how true that is.

Like many people, I really hated Nick. He really didn't care how many lives was destroyed as long as he had a high conviction rate and only started to care about "justice" when he was the one being affected by what was going on. Just as he proved with Darby. He didn't care if someone got away with murder. As long as he got to convict someone, it didn't matter if the one convicted was guilty or innocent.

"That's why we have people like Matt Murdock." Damn that, that's why we have people like Frank Castle.

My brother was murdered 5 days before his sons (my nephews) first birthday. He was shot in the head and then had gasoline poured on him and was burnt. I had to watch my nephew open his birthday presents 5 days later with all his "Love Daddy" gifts. The guy who murdered him was out less than 6 years later (I'm in Canada). Sometimes when you want justice you DO have to go and get it yourself...

if revenge is a dish served cold, then this movie was a family meal .....

My favorite scene is when the government contact reveals Clyde's skillset in the subway tunnel. The fear and tension are perfect.

15:44 I always figured he got naked so they knew he wasn’t hiding anything. Not a lot of need to pat down and search someone when you can see everything. So he gets naked and immediately into a nonthreatening and submissive response to make it faster and easier to take him into custody without concerns for their own safety. De escalates the situation while also being kind of an F you to them lol

15:45 "why" Simple He's fully naked so they can't shoot him on a technicality. It's Swat that's picking him up, not regular police, and they absolutely can use deadly force if they deem it necessary Approaching them buck naked means they have 0 reason to suspect he's carrying a weapon, ergo, if they shoot him, he still wins

When this movie 1st came out to buy, My cousins & i did a weekend visit with my 82 yr old grandma, the sweetest little southern baptist lady who was dangerously naive & never uttered a single cuss word in her life. One evening she puts in a DVD for a movie she tells us is her new favorite & we should all watch it. My cousins & i of course, act excited but considering she used to make us fast forward thru the "racy" parts of Forrest Gump as kids, we weren't expecting anything too intense. None of us had seen it, so imagine our suprise when she the movie starts & it's THIS!! Grandma went savage on us. *RIP grandma~ we miss u!❤

There is an original ending draft where Jamie's character loses and would go to jail and ends with him having to make a deal with the flawed system he works for. I really wish they stuck with that ending as this film you really wanted Gerald to succeed. Jamie's character sucked due to how he focused on his occupation where it affected his family life and Gerald just to maintain a perfect record.

"Did we bring all this on ourselves?" It's so disappointing that Bruce McGill's character got the point so long before Nick got it.

The thing I love about this movie is that they had to break several laws in order to beat him, which is part of his whole point. The system is broken. At every level.

"WELL IT'S NOT WHAT YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT YOU CAN PROVE IN COURT! Didn't you tell me that once?!" Such a powerful movie, you guys have been systematically working your way through my personal unwritten top 100 movies steadily, I'm having an awesome time following yous two!

NOBODY mentions the genius of him ordering a T-Bone steak. Basically a pair of brass knuckles to stab that guy with. 😂😂😂

Don't be so quick to buy what Nick said; about "At least they get some justice". He was a highly ambitious climber. The only thing on his mind was how to use a high conviction rate as a stepping stone. His motivation for the deal was corrupt, no matter how he prettied it up with his own justification. I love this movie, and I'm so happy you guys watched it. :)

One thing I dislike the thing is: Nick doesn't have any redeeming actions or redeeming arc in this film. Just because you had kid's and you are good father to them, doesn't redeem Nick's actions. Also he doesn't even seem to care Clyde or even acknowledge even later that he should have done differently. Also, originally Nick was meant to die to redeem his actions but Jamie Foxx managed pull strings to change end. Only thing I hate this film is the end, when another bad guy, Nick wins. to me there's no heroes in this film. Only bad guys and victims. Amazing film though.

I kept waiting for the moment that jamie foxx tried to take his tie off at the end of the day after his daughter's recital and choke to death by the zip wire they talked about earlier in the film.

Denise laughing in pure bliss to instant shock and horror was priceless

I don’t care for Nick’s character. Even though he learns to stop cutting deals with murders and to value his family time, it’s just too little too late. Nick shows how corrupt the system is that at no point is he in the wrong. When a system is broken it’s time to tear it down.

Only people who have no one to lean on go into shady black ops stuff. And one of the best minds in that decides to settle down and two idiots rob and assault his wife and daughter. Now again he has nothing to lose but a heart filled with vengeance.. That's a very dangerous enemy you made for yourself

Gerard Butler played a great Antagonist in this movie, he should've won an Oscar for his flawless acting in this movie

I always believed that Clyde dying was always the plan. After all he did, no way he wouldn’t get the death penalty. Now, how in the world they got back to the cell to put the bomb in, handcuff it, and all before Clyde himself made it back, that screams rushed finishing of the script. But even tho the “wrong side won”, Clyde did everything he needed to. Got his revenge or Darby and Ames, proved to everyone in that world how broken the system was, and taught Nick to be better. He may not have lived, but he most definitely didn’t lose.

The irony of this movie is that the means they tried to go to punish Clyde for outsmarting them is happening in real life to people who never committed any crimes except for the crime of the system just not liking them. Like what the mayor and the judge said, whatever legal loophole they can use to violate a man’s god given rights they will use to remain in power they will do.

Truly underrated movie! Doesn't get talked about at all. Rumor is Jamie Fox wanted his character to win and forced them to change the ending.

He got naked so the cops will know that he isn't concealing any weapons. Especially after cutting someone into 25 pieces, the cops would consider him extremely dangerous.

The ending was such a copout, honestly. If you're going to make a brutal vengeance flick, stick to it and make it a brutal vengeance flick. Don't fluff out at the end!

Your reaction to the Judges phone call was priceless. I freaking LOVE that part

Everyone believes that Clyde is after revenge. But that wasn't it - at least, not until the very end. He really was teaching Nick a lesson. Nick had always put his professional ambitions above EVERYTHING. He put his ambitions above the pursuit of justice for Clyde's family, and he even put it above his very own family. In their final scene together, Nick informs Clyde that he no longer makes deals with murderers. And in the very final scene, Nick puts his family before his job by finally going to one of his daughter's recitals. At the very end of it all, Clyde won.

I have always felt that Clyde was planning on holding himself accountable it's just that Nick uncovered things before he got the chance to do his final act. Clyde knew with all the crimes and murders he committed he was going to die, he wasn't planning on living much longer because there was nothing worth living for. He only lived the last 10 years to show them how messed up the system is and teach Nick the lessons.

Such a great movie, that just really botched up the ending. No way should Nick have outsmarted Clyde. And he ends up learning absolutely nothing. Personally I would have wanted Clyde's entire plan to run out as planned. And then the very final step would be to put Nick's family in danger, the only chance he had for saving them was to kill Clyde himself, thereby doing what needs to be done. Once Clyde's project was over there was no need for him to keep on living, he'd want to be with his family. And Nick would have to break every principle he believed in to save the ones he loved thereby proving the faults of the system.

Another film within this genre and with much better tension is The Next Three Days with Russel Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, and Liam Neeson. A film no reaction channel has yet reviewed. One of my favorite films to recommend since most people haven't seen it.

Guys… you have GOT to react to “Children of Men” with Clive Owen. One of my favorite movies ever. I know you guys will love it. The editing and pacing is masterful, as well as the direction from Alfonso Cuarón. When the topic of ‘edge of your seat’ tension comes up, this movie is towards the very top of that list.

I personally hated this ending and prefer the true end where he succeeded and won. The movie chocked and did a turn around and gave the win to the lawyer undeservedly. its such a anticlimactic ending without a resolution as he up to the end did not change his mind on his corrupted belief of justice, that he uses it as a way for him to win. The change where nick wins makes no since as nick was always 10 steps behind, always refusing to admit his mistake to the ending.

Another good movie of revenge is, as Denise said, "Man on Fire". Onenof Denzel Washington's BEST movies and such a tearjerker.

Law Abiding Citizen has to be the craziest underdog movie there is. People have no idea what they're in for when they start to watch it. And I have yet to hear someone NOT be POSITIVELY surprised after watching it. Looking forward to seeing this reaction and the review :D Because for me it's one of the few 10/10 there is.

What he did is NOT WRONG!!! what is just and what is legal are two completely different things.he took justice into his own hands.

This movie is a classic because the interrogation room scene is a lot like Heath Ledger’s joker interrogation where it’s the mentor getting into the head of the apprentice

I love this movie. It is absolutely one of my favorites. Gerard was interviewed about this movie and he said he loved playing Clyde and was very surprised when he snuck into a showing and saw that the audience didn’t turn on Clyde like he thought they would. Also if you liked this movie I suggest American Gangster if you haven’t seen it. It has Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe and it’s a true story.

In the begining he walked out naked to prevent himself being shot. Hands in the air with no closes on shows he had no hidden weapon. You cannot justify shooting an unarmed man.

I hated the ending. I wanted Clyde to get them all 😆 The Judge scene was something else, wasn't it.

It never ceases to amaze me that most everyone who watches this movie thinks that Jamie Foxx outsmarted Clyde at the end. Why would someone so meticulous leave a bomb in the middle of a room? He wanted Foxx to find it and hoped he would do the right thing by bringing it to his cell. To do what had to be done meaning he had learned his lesson. Clyde wanted to be with his family again. He got exactly what he wanted

Worst... ending... ever. Clyde's character deserved so much better at the end.

Yeah i never understood until i had my son . I Know for a fact sadly, i would be that kinda parent. I know for a fact i would become that monster if someone hurt or did worst to my child , literally. You know the therm mama bear ,its more then just protective , you really don't what to hurt someones child or family because justice won't even matter.

This is one of my favorite F. Gary Gray movies. Friday was his directorial debut. He played the guy in the corner store "Man get yo punk-ass up, it ain't even wet over here"😆

I am REALLY conflicted about this movie. On the one hand, Clyde is an INCREDIBLE antagonist. The performance, the Saw-like planning, the backstory... You're right. You're rooting for this guy for the most part. But then he crosses the line and starts killing everyone who was even peripherally involved with his case and he loses the moral high ground. And then the car bombs just solidify him as a zealot who doesn't care who he hurts to make his point. That's incredible, but the movie kind of lost me right at the end when Nick dismissed the idea of civil rights to break into the warehouse. And then planted the bomb in the cell. He turned into the same kind of zealot Clyde had become, took matters into his own hands and dealt "justice" on the fly. No trial. No judge. Nothing. He had Clyde dead to rights and decided to just off him. I still love this movie, but it really lost me at the end. Oh, and that bit with the exploding cell phone is SUCH a good jump scare even though this isn't a horror movie.

Django vs King Leonidis 😂😂

Oh I fully understand him getting revenge and I definitely condone it.

What i love about this channel is how long the reactions are. Even though they can't show all the minutes of the movies, they show enough to give you the whole picture of the movie and feel like you aren't missing out on key moments in the movie.

Great reaction, ya'll! But I do need to correct one thing, if I may. "That's what Matt Murdock is for." It should've been "That's what Frank Castle is for."

The smug judge karma scene was the best 🤣

Reaaaaly weird reactions guys but love it. I have never been happier every time Clyde took justice into his own hands. Everything as _justifiable_ Sad about the ending that the villain won...

"Thats why we've got people like Matt Murdock." With respect my friend I think this is how guys like Frank Castle are made.

My favorite thing is in the original script the roles were reversed, Jamie was clyde and while filming Gerald suggested they switch

In the same vein you must watch Death Sentence... a 2007 American vigilante action thriller film directed by James Wan and starring Kevin Bacon.

Every time I see this movie I always wonder if he planned for every scenario and every version of that scenario how many branches were set up, but never used? I wonder how many people were still tied up somewhere, unexploded bombs, who knows what waiting for their part that never happened😂

I fucking LOVE this move! The ONLY thing I would change is the ending: Nick's daughter ends her recital, and suddenly BOOM! She gets shot or blown up and dies. The camera pans to the look of horror on Nick's face and...fade to black. THE END. Ahhh, that would've been AWESOME!

One of the most controversial movies, for its ending. When most people agree that Clyde should have won, there's a problem with the system.

The issue with making the villain win in this film is that it send the wrong message about what real justice is at the end when it spent all the film explaining how that form of justice was justified. They only ended it this way so they wouldn’t be accused of inciting violence otherwise it makes no sense, yes it’s real life and in reality that would probably be the ending but it’s still frustrating and confusing because they also made the ending message is that violence solved violence so that’s an immediate contradiction to what they were trying to say by this subpar ending. Clyide became an extremist because of a corrupt system so you make the corrupt system win ? Come on now 😅😂 On a more positive and less infuriating note, the action was super impactful and made you feel anxious every min during which is what it should do. The acting was also chefs kiss especially by GB . And as per usual phenomenal reaction and discussion. Love you guys to bits ❤

For me, this type of revenge IS justice!

The 3rd of act of the movie is where a major rewrite was needed. Nick doesn't ever have a redemption arc or anything in this movie that makes it feel like he's changed by the end. He shows some remorse for his part in not doing enough to serve justice, even recognizing that he was greedy and egocentric to pursue a career over doing good. It would have been more interesting to see him taking steps to correct his past mistakes and actually change. As for Clyde, he definitely took things too far once his plans started to endanger people who were more innocent than others. But the biggest problem with Clyde is that it got to a point where his story-arc just stalls and his reasonings for continuing are not logical. Sure, killing criminals, corrupt officials, and exposing the system is going to cause demand for change but he's hitting a point where he's becoming more scarier. He's even hit OP mode with how he's able to do all of this stuff like he's Jason Bourne or something. The ending I would have gone with is that Clyde reaches a realization that he's become a monster in his pursuit to get revenge, instead giving up his plans once Nick finally shows true remorse for his decisions and even acknowledges that he's partially responsible for pushing Clyde down a dark path. Although acknowledging that the system will most likely remain the same, Nick promises to do better and asks for his forgiveness, which Clyde gives. Clyde confesses to his actions and is put on death row, while Nick is the only one there for his execution. Afterward, Nick represents a family who lost a child and decides to pursue the case forward, despite knowing that the chances of winning are low.

There’s a lingering question as to whether Clyde - despite what he claims - is after change or vengeance and the plot of the movie heavily leans towards the latter. This unfortunately hurts Clyde as a character because he’s spoken about as this hyper efficient being at getting things done and his claims in the movie would have you believe that he wants to change the system and hold people accountable. While killing the original perpetrators was a given, it doesn’t make sense to kill anyone else because if they’re dead, they can’t take any accountability.

Her reacting to him sharing his mac and cheese 😂

42:42 liquefied Kermit the Frog - He's that ruthless!

Fun fact: Originally Jamie Foxx through casting was supposed to play Gerard Butler's character but Foxx really pushed to swap roles and the director and producers agreed. Which acting wise was obviously the better choice for their roles. Love your all's reactions. ❤

Back when this movie came out I thought it was outlandish and nothing like this could happen. With the way lenient laws are going right now it’s only a matter of time until something like this happens.

Loved this movie, saw it in the theatre. HATED THE ENDING 😡 This fix is simple. At the end all you need is some offscreen dialogu, overheard by the camera, that they didnt find a body in the cell. BAM! FIXED!. LETS GOOOOO!!! 💪😎💪

So glad to see you do a reaction to this. One of my absolute favourite Gerard butler movies. And a great story. As always stay amazing

What I like about you guys is you are genuine. A lot of reactors put on an exaggerated front, fake personality, shout/talk over the movie/show/song, etc. You guys are nothing like that. Just chill people who you feel like you’re hanging out with instead of watching react.

Clyde got naked so that there would be absolutely no excuse for the officers to think he was hiding a weapon or was dangerous.

This movie represents the lengths a man would go to avenge his family. I love it. The dedication and commitment Butler had to his family honor is relatable.

The fact that Jamie has all those deaths on his conscience because he wanted 96% conviction rate how could you live with your self

What really sucks about this movie is Jamie Fox was supposed to lose in the end but his ego wouldn't allow it so they rewrote the ending for him because he was the more famous actor at the time, in the original ending Gerard goes back to his cell and detonates the bomb and it goes to black and it ends.

🙏Keep it rolling with another Jamie Foxx movie "Collateral" that he did alongside Tom Cruise which earned him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor in 2005. I didnt see it in your YT library of reactions content in case you haven't seen it already. Great reaction.👏🏾

My all time favourite revenge movie!! ✊❤

Loved this one I think he Did hold himself accountable in the end . . his smile when he said finally, I have always had the feeling he had Something planned but never got to go through with it

Hey guys, he got naked during his arrest to avoid being shot. He wanted no confusion on whether he was armed or not. He also wanted to be detained to further progress his plans.

Interesting fact about the movie...they swapped roles butler was supposed to play the lawyer and jamie the dad but when they read the script both preferred the opposite role so they swapped

Imagine John Kramer aka. Jigsaw from Saw, the OG, who is the only one that will punish Ben Rice, break him, make him suffer and admit his guilt or sin for what he did 10 years ago out of selfishness, ignorance, hypocrisy, and inconsideration for getting a high conviction rate and not helping an innocent man like Clyde Shelton get justice for him and his family. But he will not kill him.

Fun Fact: The ending was originally different but Jamie Foxx didn't like that Clyde(the bad guy in Jamie Foxx's mind)won. So he refused to shoot the ending unless they changed it. Which is why a man who was so smart he was designing assassinations for the government got outsmarted and taken down by a New York prosecutor.

This movie is so underrated. I dont think Clyde took it to far, he had every right to do what he did in my opinion. If people and lawyers only think about themselves and wich gender to hate more then another I think they deserv everything that is coming to them honestly.... This is probebly the best movie Ive seen BUT!!!!!!!: This movie had a written other ending but Jamie fox did'nt wanna do the role if the good guys was'nt winning... Abit ironic is'nt it?

One of my all time favorite movies. The premise, the acting, the action, all executed perfectly.

Another fun crime/thriller for you would be “Inside Man”. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, directed by Spike Lee. It’s loaded with great acting and plot.

Only the end is disappointing. It would have been the perfect movie had he gotten away with it 100% and Jamie Foxx had actually lost everything instead like Gerard Butler had. Sadly Hollywood likes happy endings when most of life is not actually like that!

This is one of my favorite revenge movies. Clyde goes absolutely scorched earth

My favorite cousin was murdered at 17 years old.... shot point blank in the face by his girlfriends father. The murderer was already on parole out of another state for manslaughter.... he served FIVE YEARS for my cousins murder. Justice in Florida for you. Its why I still, 20 years later, don't go to Florida. Too much temptation to serve my own justice. I understand Clyde & love this movie. ❤

You guys might enjoy Collateral with Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise. Really enjoy your reactions ❤

He basically went full Dexter on that guy in the beginning. Great watch guys keep up the kickers work!

Denise said something about wishing that Clyde would have also planned to hold himself accountable in the end. Well obviously we will never know if he did or didn’t rig something for himself……cause who knows🤷‍♀️imo it’s highly probable that he did have a plan for that once he was finished holding everyone else accountable, he’d do the same thing to himself in the end. Hell, for all we know…he could have planned to right after the bombing ffs? But…he just didn’t get to before Nick killed him…that’s all🤔🤨🤷‍♀️

15:43 - so they don't shoot him. If you are naked and your hands are up, there is 0% chance of them thinking you have a gun on you and/or reaching for anything.

Btw, considering your love for Gerald Butler, I highly recommend the "Has Fallen" series: Olympus has Fallen London has Fallen Angel has Fallen Genuinely fun movies

wait this isnt Cloverfield Paradox

He got naked to minimize the chances of being shot. Standing in the middle of the room, naked, hands in the air and anyone with ounce of training is not going to shoot you (though cops have a history of being shockingly inept).

Enemy of the State (1998) is another movie that gets over looked it's aged surprisingly well in today's surveillance society.