F. Gary Gray director of Friday and The Negotiator is the creator of this film staring Gerald Butler and Jamie Foxx. The movie starts off very promising. Butler's family is murdered and when he tries to get the murders brought to justice. Foxx, who plays a court prosecutor decides to settle the case and then the movie really gets started. After 10 years Butler becomes the classic antihero who sets forth a plan to bring down the court system into action. The movie is full of violence and lots of profanity, which at times does seem a bit excessive. Animal Houses, Bruce McGill makes an appearance as another detective working to figure out exactly what Butler is up to. The movie was going great until towards the end when the story seemed to lose focus and ends quite disappointingly. The dialogue seemed convincing and though morbid at times, it was a lot of fun to listen to and even more fun to watch how the characters interacted. Because of the ending the movie seemed to really fall apart, but it does have a bit of redeeming qualities, as we see that revenge is a dish best served ice cold. In the end this is a good movie to see if you have the will to see a violent movie and don't mind being a little disappointed in the end.
Final Grade: C+
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