The Equalizer
The Equalizer
Robert McCall is a former special service commando who faked his own death in hopes of living out a quiet life. Instead, he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to save a young girl, and finds his desire for justice reawakened after coming face-to-face with members of a brutal Russian gang. McCall becomes the go-to man when the helpless require the kind of vengeance they would never find without his skills.
Phineas reviewedJuly 10, 2025
This movie frustrates me so much, because it had 5 star potential if not for the third act. Denzel is amazing, and the first 2/3rds of this movie was incredible because it was gritty and grounded and above all, realistic. But then the scale overinflates dramatically (ship scene, I'm looking at you) and ends with a entertaining but Hollywood climax, and it loses the pacing it had at the beginning.