Backwards-Firing Gun: When Darby realises the 'police officer' is Clyde, he pulls the trigger on the Glock he took off his gunbelt.Ax-Crazy: Clarence Darby enjoys murder and rape as demonstrated when he does it to Shelton's family.At Least I Admit It: Clyde doesn't try to pretend he's not a murderer and seems to be aware of his own hypocrisy, and uses it to try to prove his point about the corruption of the justice system.Downplayed with Ames yes, he helped Darby rob the Sheltons, but Ames invoked Even Evil Has Standards against harming them, even trying to stop Darby.Pretty much the whole plot of the movie.Asshole Victim: No one feels sorry for Darby when Shelton kills him.Without artificial respiration, Darby would've asphyxiated pretty quickly. Only problem is it paralyzes all non-cardiac muscles, including the diaphragm. Artistic Licence Biology: The poison Clyde uses to paralyze Darby - tetrodotoxin - is real.Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Clyde concluding an insulting rant against Judge Burch by saying, "And I bet you take it up the ass, bitch!".Anyone Can Die: Nearly half the main cast dies by the end, including Shelton.His flaws and mistakes may have created the villain but he still tries to protect the innocent as best as he can.
Gary Gray and starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx as people on opposing sides of a justice system gone wrong.Ĭlyde Shelton (Butler), a talented engineer and family man, watches his life fall apart before his eyes when thugs Clarence Darby (Christian Stolte) and Rupert Ames ( Josh Stewart) break into his house, which results in the death of his wife and child right in front of him.
Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 crime film directed by F.