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Siskoid

I wasn't that keen on Denzel Washington's first Equalizer movie - it was just okay. The Equalizer 2 is about equal in terms of watchability of the actors and action scenes, but wastes the Equalizer premise, relegating the "man who helps the underdog" idea to ongoing subplots, and instead focusing on tired old action tropes. While McCall helps people here and there (as in the teaser), this is mostly a revenge film where our man tracks down the bad mercs working for the Conspiracy that caused one of his friends' deaths, and while there are some new wrinkles (a finale in a hurricane for example), the film never escapes its chosen genre's clichés, and even doubles down on them. Washington is a fine, cool badass, but the story structure is clunky, and very little feels fresh and new. Because in the end, the world really didn't need another merc revenge conspiracy movie, or if it did, there was no reason to put the Equalizer stamp on it - was this Just Another Action Movie(TM) script lying around that they edited to fit the character?

3 years 8 months ago

badblokebob

An action-thriller where both the action and thrills are, literally, few and far between.

4 years 2 months ago

briafly27

Denzel was obviously fantastic, but every bit and piece of the film was very predictable.

4 years 11 months ago

Earring72

Just ok action sequel with some ok action scenes but overlong, weak story and poor villian. Denzel is Always fun too watch

5 years ago

Emiam

7/10
Better than the first. Period.

5 years 2 months ago

252

Equalizer II is what happens in the kitchen when you wanna go by the recipe of that great dish you once made and forgot to write it down but attempt it anyway. You try "the same", but it tastes different. The dish you now made is good in itself, but the disappointment of not having "the same" detracts from that experience. Thing is, how much can you rely on your memory? Was it that good the first time? The disappointment and confusion makes you think about silly things like the possible adaptation of your taste buds over a semester, fungal aromas and the amount of calories in your dish.

"I don't feel full. Didn't I feel sated last time? Should I have added some sort of sweetener or something with a tang?"

Just like that, you're stuck in a limbo of the past. Things will never be the same and insecurity will, at times, creep in. Just like the secretly romantic protagonist, the post-modern antagonist, Denzel himself and the Equalizer formula. Luckily, the good-for-nothin kid turned good-for-something and at least he can look to the future. Maybe that's why the Equalizer made clear who's kitchen it was.

P.S.: Too much salt and you forgot the pepper!

5 years 5 months ago

lachyas

Personally I think this is a pretty poor movie that's getting a pass because of Denzel. He's great as always, but if the movie is meant to be a thriller then it's not thrilling or mysterious; if it's meant to be a drama then it's hopelessly cliched; and if it's meant to be an action film there's hardly any of it and what's there is completely uninspired. The end result is an odd film with a bit of an identity crisis which would have been much better if it hadn't been too ashamed to just be a proper unapologetic action flick.

5 years 5 months ago

Lumiana

I thought it was a very good movie. This is a thriller/crime movie so it is more about the tension and suspense than the fast paced action. A bit confused by the comments below as it isn't mentioned anywhere that this should be an action movie. Thrillers tend to be slower and more psychological.

5 years 7 months ago