Very conventional thriller

Rating: 5/10 (22 October 2018)

"The Equalizer" was somehow difficult to review since the movie never clearly shows where it wants to go. Without spoiling the story for people who are still interested in watching this movie, it is a very conventional American thriller about that lonesome guy who gets tipped over the edge and starts killing people. The movie barely evolves above TV storytelling and TV characters. It tries to be cool and stylish at times and a bit Deathwish-like but it fails to establish any kind of originality. Without Denzel Washington, and he plays the loner well, this movie would probably lose every incentive to watch it.