Meanwhile, the second murderer, the free one, only wishes he could've died that easily. The chemicals in his body are so toxic, men can't even go in the room without being poisoned. When the chemicals are injected, we can see immediately that something is wrong. But nothing can prepare you for the horrid gruesome way in which the murderer is killed. Now since this is Darabont, you know this isn't going to be your average execution (anybody see Green Mile?). And it's a look that tells us.this isn't over.Ĭut to 10 years later where we're about to witness the first killer's execution via lethal injection. As Clyde watches one of the men who killed his family shake Nick's hand and thank him for the 'deal' that set him free, there's a moment where Nick catches Clyde staring at him. The problem is, the system just screwed over the wrong man. And any system can be manipulated as long as someone has enough money, information, or power. The justice system is just that: a system. You make the deal.Īnd therein lies the issue of Law-Abiding Citizen. Or you can cut a deal and at least put one of the men who did the crime on death row. You can take both men to trial, spend a year and millions of taxpayer dollars, and probably lose. You know the issues of the case before the court. You were top of your class at Yale, don't give me that shit. What are you asking her for? She's just an intern. Here is Nick and his team discussing why it would be a bad idea (in a nice little example of invisible exposition to boot): But Nick doesn't want to go through the trouble. Clyde, the poor husband and father, begs Nick to take the case to trial and get both men indicted. So when one of the men agrees to testify against the other, sending one murderer to jail and another to freedom, Nick essentially makes a deal with the devil.

Nick, the District Attorney assigned to the case, learns that while two men were at the scene, it's unclear which one did the murdering. Come back and read the review.Ĭlyde, a loving husband, comes home one day to find both his wife and 10 year old daughter murdered.

And the twists and turns are so fun that I'm going to advise you do the same. As is the case with most scripts I enjoy, I knew nothing about this one going in. Sure I've given a few 'impressive' reviews along the way but nothing where I could stand up and demand my readers sit down.and then read! In comes the late 2008 headline grabbing Law-Abiding Citizen. I've been yearning for a script I could wholeheartedly endorse for weeks now. But I'd recommend jumping in the pool naked.

I'd tell you who replaced him and who's starring in it, but I don't want to taint your reading experience with big Hollywood faces. This project made headlines late last year when Darabont dropped out of directing duties. Current draft written by screenwriting God Frank Darabont. About: Original draft written by hotshot Kurt Wimmer.

Law abiding citizen court scene