After being shot, Robert McCall finds himself severely injured but saved by a small town doctor in Italy. Once recovered, Robert finds himself drawn to this seaside town and decides to stay and protect them from the Maffia.
The original Equalizer was a great action film with a compelling storyline and a bad ass, almost Aspergers, lead character. Equalizer 2 had its moments but felt very over the top and unrealistic, particularly the ending. Equalizer 3 starts strongly, but then it slows down, A LOT. It focuses on Robert's recovery and his relationships around the town but sadly, it just wasn't interesting. There were a number of characters but most of them were completely irrelevant to the story and had forgettable parts. When the action scenes did occur though, they were fast and violent - exactly what I expected. The big end of movie fight though just seemed too easy and not really anything that tested Robert, it didn't feel like an end of movie fight and it was also nothing that special compared to what we had seen previously in the film.
Final Verdict: Its slow and not overly interesting but the action scenes were still violent and unique for the most part. Denzel Washington gives an interesting performance, he seems conflicted and it's the first time we see his character look weak but overall, it suffers from a flat and forgettable script. Just stick the original.
The original Equalizer was a great action film with a compelling storyline and a bad ass, almost Aspergers, lead character. Equalizer 2 had its moments but felt very over the top and unrealistic, particularly the ending. Equalizer 3 starts strongly, but then it slows down, A LOT. It focuses on Robert's recovery and his relationships around the town but sadly, it just wasn't interesting. There were a number of characters but most of them were completely irrelevant to the story and had forgettable parts. When the action scenes did occur though, they were fast and violent - exactly what I expected. The big end of movie fight though just seemed too easy and not really anything that tested Robert, it didn't feel like an end of movie fight and it was also nothing that special compared to what we had seen previously in the film.
Final Verdict: Its slow and not overly interesting but the action scenes were still violent and unique for the most part. Denzel Washington gives an interesting performance, he seems conflicted and it's the first time we see his character look weak but overall, it suffers from a flat and forgettable script. Just stick the original.
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