The Equalizer
2014 · Film · 2h 12m
Thriller, Action, Crime
7.5 average
Denzel calmly, methodically dismantles very bad men, and the slow build to each beatdown is the whole pleasure.
What it is
A quiet hardware-store worker with a mysterious past tries to live peacefully, but steps in when a vulnerable young woman is controlled by violent gangsters. His hidden abilities draw him into a dangerous campaign of calculated revenge, forcing him to confront the life he left behind.
The feel
No romance·Not remotely funny·Completely conventional·Very tense
Heads up
17+Graphic violence
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