MooveeJunkee

~ Very unique, clever story plots that kept me tightly on my seat waiting to see what's going to happen next. A man who is courageous and intelligent in details sought justice for the murder of his family after the justice system has failed him. The ending is just as sad as the very unfortunate murder event from the start, even though the "moral of the story" is to advise or warn that one cannot take laws into one's own hand... Loved the movie; wished it could have had a better ending (and a superior acting co-star, say Denzel Washington or even Cuba Gooding Jr.)... It is a great movie worth watching; I've watched it twice and still love it – just be prepared that the ending may not meet your expectation. I wanted to rate it an 8 for the storyline, but I am rating it a 9 because of Gerard Butler's outstanding performance!

My boyfriend and I did like Bradley Cooper in The Hangover and a couple of his other movies. We were choosing between this one and another movie (which has one of our favorite actors). Generally it takes us a while to warm up to new or somewhat new rising stars, and we normally stick to our favorite long-standing actors. This time we figured, well, since we were on vacation, why not "bending all the rules"? (And why not? Title fits the mood....)

We were very disappointed shortly after the movie began... with the acting, sound effect, and content/storyline, etc. My boyfriend fell asleep 15 minutes into the movie, and I couldn't watch any more after half an hour... I am quite generous when it comes to movie ratings; in addition, someone practically had to twist my arms for me to give up watching even a rather bad movie – hoping it'd get better... This one didn't pass my hoping! It bent it... and motivated me to write my first movie review! I am also hoping that others might take the more negative reviews into considerations before renting or buying it... It is quite a waste of time and money!