Review of The Equalizer (2014) by Analyticcritic — 25 Sep 2014

The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington is actually a very good film.

Let's start by talking about the villain of the film. Teddy played by Martin Csokas is not just your average Russian gangster, he is really something you don't see often. Just watching Teddy and McCall's (Denzel Washington) back and forth is a treat in itself. He is smart, intimidating, unforgiving, and reminiscent of a Bond villain. He is really one of the best antagonist's that I have seen in a long time. Denzel Washington does an excellent job playing the hero McCall, who is an ex intelligence officer who becomes personally un-retired. The character has more depth to him than one would think in a type of movies like this. There is really not much else I can say about this, the character was very interesting along with a great performance by Denzel Washington.

The plot of this movie is not very surprising. Most things are predictable and you see them coming from a mile away. What makes it so amazing though is how they pull off all these scenes. They do it in a way that while you know what will happen you are still intrigued and invested into the film. Along with the other great stuff in the movie is the soundtrack. I was caught totally off guard; expecting something average. It was really noticeable here and added the whip cream to every scene.

The pacing at certain parts and the run time are my only issues with this film.