inferior to the TV series

Rating: 3/10 (29 September 2014)

Denzil Washington is a good actor but he has made a poor decision by agreeing to star in this movie. The 2014 version of The Equalizer is basically a straight to DVD b-movie with an established lead actor. In terms of plot and tone this could be any Jason Statham movie. It is nothing more than a generic shoot em up.
The pacing of the movie is poor, and it is a considerable time before anything happens.
There are a number of action scenes in the latter half of the film, but they are shot in a typical modern Hollywood style, which removes the excitement by distancing the audience because of bad camera-work and editing. The script is unimaginative and the modern Equalizer has nothing that you haven't seen before in countless other films.
The violence is more gruesome than it needs to be.
If you want to watch he best of Robert Mccall then watch the 1980s TV series. If you want to watch a movie in this style, watch Taken. If you feel that you must watch this then wait for the DVD.