An Excellent Watch. Do NOT Miss This.

Rating: 8/10 (30 May 2015)

I've got to admit that I had my doubts about this film even after seeing the trailer for it. Not because it looked like just another over-the-top actioner, but because it didn't really strike me as a film worth watching. Boy, was I ever wrong, and I'm SO glad I decided to watch it after thinking "Ah, what the Hell...I'll give it a try".
The Equalizer is actually one of the best recent action films that I've seen for a good while and everything - from the direction and cinematography to the casting and action & suspense - is just so well done. It's very refreshing to watch an action film that has a credible & enthralling story to it as well instead of some simple, IQ draining, cliché filled tripe like The Fast & The Furious.
There are a lot of good scenes throughout this film and I think I would be hard pushed to pick out just one that was better than any other. In saying that, though, the slow-motion scenes were definitely some of the stand-out moments for me and were filmed perfectly, capturing the calculating mind of McCall nicely.
The cast was spot-on as well with Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, and Chloë Grace Moretz all doing bang-up jobs with their characters. Washington's portrayal of McCall was just nailed to perfection as was Csokas's performance as the vicious, calculating Russian mafia henchman Nikolai "Teddy" Itchenko.
I think the only reason that stopped me from giving this film a higher rating was due to it being a wee bit slow in some places. I know that to be a GOOD action film, you need to develop the story, the characters, and the mood for what's coming, and while it succeeded in doing all of that. it just felt a touch slow during some scenes. That's a very minor point, however, and it in no way spoils any of the viewing.
If you haven't seen this film then you're definitely missing out on an absolute gem. Great cast, well written, and full of action & suspense. What more could you want?