The Equalizer is more stylishly violent than meaningful, but with Antoine Fuqua behind the cameras and Denzel Washington dispensing justice, it delivers. Read critic reviews
The Equalizer
2014, Action/Mystery & thriller, 2h 12m
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Robert McCall (Denzel Washington), a man of mysterious origin who believes he has put the past behind him, dedicates himself to creating a quiet new life. However, when he meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a teenager who has been manhandled by violent Russian mobsters, he simply cannot walk away. With his set of formidable skills, McCall comes out of self-imposed retirement and emerges as an avenging angel, ready to take down anyone who brutalizes the helpless.
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Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout|Strong Bloody Violence)
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Genre: Action, Mystery & thriller
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Original Language: English
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Director: Antoine Fuqua
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Producer: Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Denzel Washington, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge, Michael Sloan
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Writer: Richard Wenk
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Box Office (Gross USA): $101.5M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital
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Expected pretty good, got very good. Can't call The Equaliser a perfect movie, but I love me a mixed bag of content like this.
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Squadrons of foreign baddies are coldly dispensed with using extreme prejudice, left and right, up and down, our hero a cynical garbage collector and no more. As cookie cutter as they come, this genre apparently a cash cow for all of Hollywood.
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A vigilante action thriller that gets going very slowly and easily could have clocked in under two hours, but can rely on a charismatic leading man. Especially during the showdown the violence is surprisingly brutal, but there is little excitement building up, because our hero is so godamn cool and competent in each of its slow-motions, that you never doubt he could succeed. That's rather entertaining but could have been much cooler with more interesting minor characters and a little more threat.
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Excellent. One of the best action films you'll ever see. Denzel is great here, and personally, I think this might be one of the best performances of his career.
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