Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Genre: Action / Thriller
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill
Running time: 118 minutes

 


Ten years after being forced to witness home invaders kill his wife and his young daughter and seeing the justice system fail in truly punishing the guilty party, engineer Clyde Shelton comes back to seek his own vigilante brand of justice on everybody involved in the case and on the system as a whole.

Sure, the story is far-fetched. Sure, the violence is extreme. But, the magic of this movie to me relies on the great performances offered by Foxx and Butler. This film made me question where I stood on some issues and how I would react in similar circumstances. The ending pissed me off when I first saw the film. This time around, I got it a little more, though I still did not really love it.

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