Gavin Grades The Movies  Law Abiding Citizen  Jamie Foxx won an
Oscar not that long ago so his star should be shining bright
enough so that movies like this one are way, way below him.  I'm
not sure why he did this, but he looked like he regretted that
decision before filming started.  He wanders the streets of
Philadelphia looking for a way out of the movie.  Gerald Butler
("300") has really been working on his Scottish accent and has
traded it in for a mumble through slanted lips.  I know it
sounds like I'm ragging on this thriller from director F. Gary
Gray, but I actually kind of liked it.  Remember the last scene
from "Seven" and how it created an uneasy sense of dread since
the bad guy was handcuffed and unarmed but you were still scared
of him.  "Law Abiding Citizen" is like watching that last scene
over and over again.  The story is about a father who sees his
wife and daughter killed (LITERALLY in the first 30 seconds of
the movie) and seeks to topple the corrupt system that failed to
deliver him jus