A good action movie, thanks to leading actors, above all

Rating: 8/10 (5 January 2015)

The second cooperation between Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington has resulted in another pleasant work - although not so powerful as Training Day, due to weaker script, but still... Washington is an actor who fills nicely out long individual scenes and parts not directly providing additional value, rather than adding tonality (and total length... :)) After a tardy start and unequal "duetto" (Chloë Grace Moretz as Alina/Teri is sweet, but not on a par with Washington), the events start to roll, and Washington/McCall gets a due enemy in the form of Teddy (well performed by Marton Czokas). Other characters are rather vague, often played by inexpressive actors, or - for some reason or another - by the actors capable of filling bigger roles (Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman). At times, the logic of events and venues are odd (e.g. pre-final action in Wal-Mart - in the form of Home Alone for adults), but Fuqua-Washington round it nicely up without becoming annoying.
All in all, a more-than-okay thriller, I believe that admirers of Washington will not be disappointed.