The Equalizer

Movie 🎥 Review: “The Equalizer”. Critics gave it a 60% the users an 91%. Rated: R. IMDb 7.2/10

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.

The Equalizer is loosely based on an 80s television series with the same name. This reinvention (release date: September 26, 2014) in comparison is way more dark and much more violent, but the film's ambition is basically turning its star, Denzel Washington, into a grittier action hero. It pays off when he reverts back to his previous live and becomes a glorious vigilante all the while maintaining his peaceful zen demeanor.

Washington and Csokas are thoroughly convincing and if you're an action junkie, you'll surely get your money's worth.  His skills and ingenuity are off the chain and when he's had enough, nothing and nobody can stop him from doing what he wants......and I mean NOBODY!!

With "The Equalizer 2" coming out Friday July 20th I wanted to see what part 1 was like.  I can tell you I really enjoyed it and I'm ready for part 2.