Long synopsis:

A family man turns brutal assassin when his wife and child's killer gets away with murder.

Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) thinks he's going to get justice when the men accused of murdering his family are brought to trial. But he wasn't counting on the actions of prosecutor Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), who offers one of the suspects a lighter sentence if he agrees to testify against his accomplice. Ten years later, one of the murderers is found dead and Shelton comes forward to admit his guilt. But this is only the beginning. He warns Rice that, unless he fixes the flawed justice system, he's going to kill every person involved in the case one by one. It doesn't take long for Shelton to make good on his promise as key players are found killed in increasingly gruesome circumstances. Now Rice must find a way to stop the deadly assassin and end his reign of terror.

Screenplay: Kurt Wimmer

Distributor: Momentum

You should see it because: Butler makes a suitably menacing adversary in this tense and morally ambiguous thriller.

See it if you liked: Red Eye (2005), 12 Rounds (2009), The Taking Of Pelham 123 (2009)

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