The Equalizer

Amazing movie. Ten out of ten. Could watch on repeat and would never get bored.

Denzel Washington excels as a cool-headed and calculative dispenser of justice. At the core of his character is a man who has sworn off his past as a deadly government operative in favor of a quiet, peaceful life. As the story goes with this type of character, he is forced back into the life he left behind. Although the action scenes are infrequent due to the film’s slow pacing, they are appropriately graphic. Marton Csokas, in turn, is suitably savage as an oligarchic enforcer.

A enjoyable and well thought-out action movie.

I was supposed to be watching 1 & 2 back-to-back, but I stopped after watching this one. It was actually a chore to get through. I think it took 2 or 3 sessions to get through the whole thing. It's just not my genre. But so many people like this franchise, so I decided to give it a try.

Loved it. Waited 11 years to watch this. Was so busy In the past and takes my business failing to watch movies again in life

A solid action revenge thriller following an intriguing mystery man played well by Denzel Washington who peels back the layers to brutalize the brutalizers with some clever character payoffs that weaves the whole story together (even if Chloe Grace Moretz’s character nearly gets fridged until the end of the movie). It’s no John Wick, but it’s still wittier and more exciting than your average action flick and you do end up caring for everyone in the main badass’s little tight-knit community.

A weekend action movie. Ok.

Bit of a slow start and was expecting alot more action

Denzel lifts every project he is in, and this is no different. He is amazing...the rest of the movie...well it kinda worked for 30 minutes. Classic revenge story with a competent protagonist, but then it goes off the rails and meanders for another 2 hours. There are so many plot holes, strange shifts in character behavior, and unexplained events that you just sort of check out of the movie until it is over. I started this series by watching Equalizer 3, and I loved it. Not sure how a sequel ever got green lit after this mess of a movie.

The Equalizer has a pretty solid script, but it has terrible editing and pacing. The main character is the definition of a person with perfect moral. He is ruthless, but he kills to save people. The themes of caring, kindness, giving people a chance are not complicated, but important. The story is predictable, but engaging. On the other hand, the movie is not. The editing is terrible. The fight scenes are just bad, because I couldn't see anything. The pacing is also horrible. The beginning was good, it had a lot of similarities to John Wick and I though that would be the slow part, but the fight sequence in the end was a lot more boring, I fell asleep several times. The cinematography was sometimes gorgeous, but in a few scenes, it was just pretty bad. Denzel Washington is a terrific actor and he created an interesting character, his performance was great. The Equalizer is pretty boring, I think it could've been a lot better with a shorter runtime and well-edited fight scenes.