Law Abiding Citizen Review

Messages: The plot's more philosophical points about the problems of the legal system are drowned out by its murders and gory violence.

Role models: Clyde is a grief-stricken man on a brutal terrorist campaign of revenge; Nick is a career lawyer who, at first is more interested in his conviction rate than in fighting to uphold the letter of the law.

Violence: Scenes of torture; also scenes in which a young child watches the torture on DVD. An attempted rape, which is called off in order to commit murder. A lethal injection is deliberately engineered to cause agony. Scenes of stabbing, shooting, beatings, and bombs going off -- both large incendiary devices and small, hand-held deathtraps. In one bloody, brutal, and shocking scene, a man is stabbed with a sharp object repeatedly in the jugular, with copious amounts of blood. Scenes of bloody corpses as well as people paralyzed by shellfish venom.

Sex: Nude male and female buttocks. Discussions of sex acts in vulgar language.

Language: Frequent strong language, including "f--k," "motherf--ker," "balls," "prick," "ass," "piss," "s--t," "bitch," "a--hole," "damn," "hell," "Jesus Christ," and more.

Consumerism: Very few brands are shown/talked about, but Pepsi products are seen, and iPod is mentioned by name.

Drinking, drugs and smoking: Cocaine use is shown; characters drink beer, wine, and liquor.