Mediocre direction and stupid story. BUT Denzel Washington is still worth the watch...

Rating: 4/10 (21 August 2018)

I would never recommend this movie to anyone, but to those who just wanna watch a mindnumbing action movie. Sometimes I'm in the mood for a B-movie as well."The Equalizer" is just that. But watch the "Taken" series with Liam Neeson instead, because it is much more gratifying to watch: more original, suspenseful and more and better action too.
I cant help but compare "The Equalizer" to the "Taken" series, because they look like copies of eachother, in which "The Equalizer" is the bad copy though, because everything about the "Equalizer" is mediocre and has been done before. And has been done a lot better. A LOT. It is worse enough that the story is just plain dumb, but the rest is average as well: the photography, editing, soundtrack are all anoyingly mediocre as well.
The supporting actors who play the bad guys are just stupid and not convincing at all, they resemble game characters that can be shot with one kill in easy mode. Just anoyingly boring.
The acting by Denzel Washington however is good. He saves this movie from drowning. Without his part, this movie wouldnt even have made it to the cinemas. But WITH Denzel this movie is still watchable. Ideal for young kids, who just want a plain, simple hero who wins every fight.
Instead of this crap I would highly recommend "Training Day" . That's another Antoine Fuqua movie starring Denzel Washington, but that movie is brilliant, suspenseful and true to life. Just spectacular. Everything "The Equalizer" is NOT.