unimpressive

Rating: 5/10 (20 January 2015)

This movie is a somewhat overly clichéd attempt to return Denzel Washington to his previous state of "badassery". It's filled with relatively weak symbolism, mediocre dialogue, although Denzel does have a few pretty badass lines. The action is really just okay, half of the killing happens off-screen and the rest is just not very entertaining, the best fight scene is probably the first one. A load of slow-mo scenes that just don't cut it nowadays. If you've heard the lonely island song "Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions" this is the where that idea came from. Even the villain is weak,they even say he's an intelligent person, but the entire movie is Denzel's character, Robert, outsmarting him. Sure there are a few close calls(which let's face it, you can guess the outcome), but none of them were due to a clever ruse concocted by the enemy. There is little semblance of "intelligence" in this movie.
There's nothing really special about The Equalizer, it's not complex, there's really no plot to be foiled, and overall it's just not really that entertaining. If you're looking for a much more badass,no-brainer modern action flick I'd suggest John Wick, even though they have a somewhat similar storyline.