Entertaining but Ridiculous - Mixed

Rating: 6/10 (17 January 2015)

(spoilers) If you're in the mood for a Mindless action movie with a standard Denzyl Washington performance, the you might like director Antoine Fuqua's "The Equalizer". And notice Mindless with a capital "M". Here you have a lead character, conjured as part Macgyver, part, part Casey Rybeck and part Jason Bourne though infused with the eloquence of Washington. It makes for an interesting and CALM Bad@$$. The movie though is completely ridiculous making Equalizer character Robert McCall into a superhero, with super-reactions - devoid realism. In only one fight the whole movie is he actually physically challenged, and oh, what an unclimactic terrible final fight with the Martin Csokas, playing a menacing enough bad guy. The thugs are imbeciles or brainless, and the untouchability of Washington's character got stale quickly. 6/10 for Washington's effort and some fun action scenes.