Disappointing, as it appears to totally reverse the original premise.

Rating: 1/10 (23 September 2014)

Call it something else, anything else. If Matt Damon thinks it inspired the Jason Bourne stories, then he clearly never watched the original series.
For Edward Woodward's The Equalizer, violence was always the last resort... he tried first, to do everything possible to expose the miscreant to lawful prosecution or forced retreat through intimidation. One classic line from the original series referred to killing a man as denying him the last opportunity to change. The Equalizer was a man who had seen too much violence, and only sought to protect, not to cause further bloodshed. Yes, it was sometimes necessary, but there were entire episodes where he found a solution that didn't result in gun play and violence.
This is simply, one more cheap Hollywood violence fest that undercuts any attempt at moral authority that Hollywood likes to pretend to on violence in our society. I'm glad that Edward Woodward is no longer alive to see the travesty they have made of one of his most memorable screen characters. I like and respect the ability of Denzel Washington, but I will NOT watch one moment of this cheap knockoff of a series that I very much enjoyed.