What i will tell you about equalizer, if you are looking for amazing acting, you are about to watch the wrong film. Denzel washington unstoppable in slick, wellacted equalizer. Pedro pascals most successful movies, according to rotten. The equalizer is a true to the heart successor of our former or still heroes of long gone times like mr. Christy, alonso, and ben break down this past weekends box office numbers, critiques and audience energy. His existence is mainly comprised of days working at a local hardware super store, while trying to ease restless nights by reading and.
As was the case with the first film, equalizer 2 is in no hurry to get to the heart of the matter. In the equalizer, denzel washington plays mccall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him. Sep 09, 2014 the equalizer is a remake of the 80s tv series that starred edward woodward as a sort of refined charles bronson, taking out street scum with a walther ppk and a stiff upper lip. As a guy who grew up in the 80s, i am in the target audience for this film.
But when mccall meets teri chloe grace moretz, a young girl under the control of ultraviolent russian gangsters, he cant stand idly by he has to help her. Although the name rotten tomatoes connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes when disapproving of a poor stage performance, the. Not everything in equalizer 2 is successful, including a subplot about a yiddishspeaking holocaust survivor played by orson bean that misses the mark. Jul 18, 2018 in the equalizer 2 the great denzel washington hits a variety of notes reprising his role as mccall, in a brilliant performance that often rises above the pulpy, bloodsoaked material. Really the only action scenes are the fight scenes and even they dont come that often. Then, martin scorseses oscarnominated biopic of wall street swindler jordan belfort highlights a slew of new choices available to stream on netflix. The new netflix documentary series rotten exposes the fraud, corruption, and the consequences on. The first equalizer had been antoine fuquas greatest domestic success to. Its satisfying enough to watch mccall take out a bunch of internabusing corporate bros one gets disfigured with his own platinum card, and a whole film in which he takes on such realworld. Jun 12, 2014 the equalizer 2 all clips and trailer compilation denzel washington action thriller sequel duration. The equalizer is a 2014 american vigilante action thriller film directed by antoine fuqua, loosely based on the 1980s tv series of the same name. In the equalizer, denzel washington plays mccall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to. The storys essence reveals itself gradually as the film takes time to bring those new to. In 2014, director antoine fuqua and actor denzel washington reteamed for the first time in over a decade for the action thriller the equalizer, having previously worked on 2001s training day.
The equalizer is more stylishly violent than meaningful, but with antoine fuqua behind the cameras and denzel washington dispensing justice, it delivers. In the equalizer, washington starred as robert mccall, a. Let us know what you saw this weekend in the comme. The 5 most anticipated movies opening in july rotten tomatoes. Star edward woodward received emmy nominations all four seasons, but never won though he did win a golden globe in 1987. The equalizer is a remake of the 80s tv series that starred edward woodward as a sort of refined charles bronson, taking out street scum with a walther ppk and a stiff upper lip. Denzel washington returns to one of his signature roles in the first. Denzel washington celebrity profile check out the latest denzel washington photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The equalizer 2 proves denzel washington waited for. In terms of an action movie i gave the equalizer a 7 but soon after felt the need to watch it again and then upped it to an 8.
This week on streaming video, weve got a denzel washington action flick, a liam neeson action flick, a cinemax drama, and a sitcom from starz. A year later, the idea of an equalizer movie is still in development, but now its being eyed as a starring vehicle for denzel washington. The boxtrolls and the equalizer open today sept 26 i. The idea of a movie based upon the 1985 cbs television series the equalizer first really grabbed movie fans attention in 2010 when russell crowe was reported to be producing it. Here we go again is certified fresh rotten tomatoes.
Denzel washington will be the equalizer plus, george clooneys new film, a chewbacca biopic sort of, and paradise lost gets held up. Dark web is a decent followup, and mcqueen, blindspotting, and the third murder are also all certified fresh. The first film gave tom cruise yet another action vehicle to lead after returning once again. Well its an action movie but yet theres no crazy car chases, theres no bombs or heavy big explosions every where. Here we go again and sonys the equalizer 2 are on pace to beat expectations at the box office, with mamma mia. Denzel washington played a guy with a set of skills perfect for the revengetype action film we.
The equalizer 2 fuiimovie2018 l english l hd youtube. Watch these movies to prepare for his upcoming and lead role as maxwell lord in the new dc film, wonder women 1984. Principal photography began in june 20 in massachusetts. The ending showdown was very cool, something ive never seen before on screen, equaliser 2 certainly has things like this that i enjoy, its not a bad movie, but it is a little bit of a. Local farming is fading as profit margins decide what food makes it to our plates.
Jul 20, 2018 the equalizer 2 is an equally stylish sequel to antoine fuqua and denzel washingtons action drama, but with fewer thrills and surprises. Director antoine fuqua reunites with denzel washington in this sequel to 2014s the equalizer. A sequel to the the 2014 film, the equalizer, which is based on the tv series about a retired agent whos a hired gun for vengeance. Jul 23, 2018 christy, alonso, and ben break down this past weekends box office numbers, critiques and audience energy. Its sort of a realtime found footagestyle film, using the worlds of skype, facebook, instagram. A cult favorite about an enigmatic former government agent who turns vigilante, offering his services as a oneman security force to people facing apparently insurmountable odds. Subscribe here for new celebrity interviews delivered to your inbox every week. The equalizer 2 all clips and trailer compilation denzel washington action thriller sequel duration. The sequel to the 2014 film the equalizer, starring denzel washington as a retired agent whos a hired gun for vengeance. Jan 30, 2020 matthew mcconaughey reunites with true detective creator nic pizzolatto for new fx drama mcconaughey is a preacher caught up in a violent criminal conspiracy in redeemer while queen latifah is set to seek justice in the equalizer in the weeks biggest tv news. Denzel washington in the equalizer 2 in his first sequel, denzel washington plays a ruthless vigilante with good intentions though even those cant save this nasty thriller. The equalizer 2 is an equally stylish sequel to antoine fuqua and denzel washingtons action drama, but with fewer thrills and surprises.
Here we go again is certified fresh plus, the equalizer 2 doesnt quite equal the first, unfriended. The company was launched in august 1998 by three undergraduate students at the university of california, berkeley. Building on the story of the first film, equalizer 2 sets robert mccall washington on another path of revenge when a close friend is murdered. Jul 24, 2018 in honor of the releases of the equalizer 2 and. In the equalizer, exspecial forces operative robert mccall denzel washington has retired to a routine and quiet private life. Jul 19, 2018 as was the case with the first film, equalizer 2 is in no hurry to get to the heart of the matter. Mccall denzel washington is a former black ops commando who faked his death to live a quiet life in boston. Basically, the equalizer is an averagejoe bluecollar version of a comicbook avenger, secretly stalking those responsible for abusing and preying upon innocent citizens. All denzel washington movies ranked jul 21, 2018 two new midbudget sequels universals mamma mia.
Jan 11, 2020 while he only has so many movies to his name, here are pedro pascals ten best, according to rotten tomatoes. In the equalizer, denzel washington plays mccall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. While he only has so many movies to his name, here are pedro pascals ten best, according to rotten tomatoes. Matthew mcconaughey reunites with true detective creator nic pizzolatto for new fx drama mcconaughey is a preacher caught up in a violent criminal conspiracy in redeemer while queen latifah is set to seek justice in the equalizer in the weeks biggest tv news. Denzel washington is just great and the equalizer belongs like the john wick keanu reeves and taken liam neeson movies to the new masterclass of revengevigilante movies. Sep 26, 2014 subscribe here for new celebrity interviews delivered to your inbox every week. Dec 16, 2014 this week on streaming video, weve got a denzel washington action flick, a liam neeson action flick, a cinemax drama, and a sitcom from starz. Following a nuclear holocaust, alaska is turned into a desert ruled by a cruel tyrant. The equalizer is a slowburn, bmovie hero origin story propped up by a great lead actor and some unique stylistic flourishes. The sites critical consensus reads, the equalizer is more stylishly violent than meaningful, but with antoine fuqua behind the cameras and denzel washington dispensing justice, it delivers. All denzel washington movies ranked film critic and media professional. But the film is effective where it needs to be, and if there is an equalizer 3, in line to see it is where youll find me. It stars denzel washington, marton csokas, chloe grace moretz, david harbour, bill pullman and melissa leo.
In the equalizer 2 the great denzel washington hits a variety of notes reprising his role as mccall, in a brilliant performance that often rises above the pulpy, bloodsoaked material. And this film acts as an origin story with an ending that suggests a new franchise is afoot. All critics 193 top critics 35 fresh 99 rotten 94 washington is a pleasure to watch on the screen. Sep 29, 2014 dan is an author, film critic and media professional. May 21, 2019 this feature is not available right now. The twotime oscar winner is able to tap into his own surplus of moral righteousness even when the script is pulling the carpet out from under him. The equalizer 2 delivers the visceral charge of a standard vigilante thriller, but. What made the original equalizer special in the realm of revenge action thrillers was the imperturbable zen attitude of.