The Equalizer Review

Rating: 7/10 (8 October 2014)

My Thoughts:
I know this is based off the TV show that was around in the 80's. I also remember watching at least some episodes, but it was not a family staple in my household, so I can say that I am not coming in biased in any way to the movie remake.
This is the type of movie that when it is said and done with, if you really start thinking about it, you will start poking holes in it–not to say that that is a bad thing. What The Equalizer is giving us is something of a slow burn movie in my opinion. We follow the day to day life of Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) working at home mart, helping a coworker attain his dream, and visiting a diner in the middle of the night due to not being able to sleep. We then come to learn that Robert McCall is not who everyone thinks he is; he is a man with a past that no one can seem to uncover.
The action scenes in this movie are really well put together; they have a mixture of the hyper sense of the Sherlock Holmes movie with there own spin on things. Robert McCall is just trying to live his life, but when he starts seeing people that he cares about in trouble, it reawakens his old life style and he can't help but help those people out.
It is an enjoyable movie and very watchable, but there is not a lot there when you think about it. It is really very cookie cutter in what it presents to the viewer. Like I stated earlier, once you start thinking more in-depth about the movie, the more you can poke holes in it, especially when it comes to the Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz) story line.
And one thing that people in the theater seemed to really love but I was kind of disappointed in was a battle between Robert McCall and one of the bad guys that was worked up to be such a bad ass. The fight was satisfying, but I was expecting so much more from it.
and it did end in the way that the TV Show ended.
My Recommendation:
We are moving out of the blockbuster season, and we are not going to be getting great movies every weekend. The Equalizer is a good movie to check out if you are looking for an action movie where you can turn of your brain and just enjoy it. If not, wait util the DVD comes out.