Monotonous Plot with Intense Violence

Rating: 7/10 (10 October 2014)

The movie has an extremely slow pace before starting off with action scenes, though slightly monotonous which is likely due to the intention to present the simple and low profile of the main protagonist's life, it is generally fine. The story does not actually fully reveal the real background and the past of the main character, it does get silly with the old style plot by having only a hero who uses violent skills against the villains to restore the peace of the needs. Denzel Washington performs extremely well but when the film focuses too much on him, the potential of the supporting cast however being overshadowed by the lack of characters development. The score itself has nothing special but the offer of violent, brutal and intense action sequences through director Antoine Fuqua and David S. Lazan at behind the screen undoubtedly will excite the audiences.