Bloody Great Action film

Rating: 7/10 (20 November 2014)

The Equalizer: I am gonna go on a limb and say most Denzel fans have seen his most famous role- Training Day. Denzel's role of the corrupted cop Alonzo Harris is known as one of the biggest badass roles of all time. Picture Denzel in Training Day, but as a good guy. That is his character in The Equalizer. To make it even better, the director from Training Day returned to direct this film. I cannot picture a better scenario. Despite some over the top Hollywood moments, The Equalizer delivers in strong lead acting, great music underscoring, and equally impressive action sequences to give one of the most entertaining action films this year.
What I mean by over the top Hollywood moments is things like walking away from a huge explosion without looking back. Training Day was very successful at staying away from those kind of moments which is why it was such a memorable action movie. Unfortunately, this film decided to use those moments which are entertaining, but put it closer into the general action film category. These select few times in the film were the only moments where I was just thinking to myself "really?" Fortunately, nothing else seemed to bother me about the film.
Now to the best part of the film, Denzel-freaking-Washington. He perfectly played this role, I firmly believe no one could have played it better. He wasn't just able to give you the great badass that the director asked from him, he gave more. He delivered great light comedy that really made the movie whole. Without it, the movie would have been too dark like The November Man. The action sequences in this film were very well done. What I mean is, they did not bring in a kung-fu master to have Denzel fight at the end or anything, it was just great street fighting. Denzel's character, Robert McCall, could slow down certain moments and see all of the angles he needed to defeat his opponent. The audience really just sat in awe at how impressive it was. The action sequences can get pretty bloody, so if you do not like those kind of things, I advise you not to see this film.
If you are the kind of person who just loves action movies, I highly recommend The Equalizer your first choice going into the theater.
For more of my reviews, go to my website at reviewsbywest.com