
Robert McCall is a former special service commando who faked his own death in hopes of living out a quiet life. Instead, he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to save a young girl, and finds his desire for justice reawakened after coming face-to-face with members of a brutal Russian gang. McCall becomes the go-to man when the helpless require the kind of vengeance they would never find without his skills.... (Full plot summary below)
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Robert McCall is a former special service commando who faked his own death in hopes of living out a quiet life. Instead, he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to save a young girl, and finds his desire for justice reawakened after coming face-to-face with members of a brutal Russian gang. McCall becomes the go-to man when the helpless require the kind of vengeance they would never find without his skills.
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| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThe Equalizer is gripping, mysterious and even sometimes moving, but it’s never pleasant, still less fun. If you decide to go, don’t claim you weren’t warned. If you skip it, you’re missing one of the year’s signal works of superior Hollywood craftsmanship. |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsDenzel is even better here than in his Oscar-winning collaboration with Antoine Fuqua for Training Day. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayOne of the best american actions films in years. Rock-solid action with a heart. Washington is cast to perfection. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereWhy should Liam Neeson have all the fun? Denzel is fun as vigilante killing machine. |
| NPRChris KlimekIt scrapes together two gripping, closely observed acts before lobotomizing itself for an over-the-top final third that tips the needle from "Pleasure" to "Pleasure, Guilty, Shame on You!" |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumHonestly, it is reminiscent of Bruce Banner becoming enraged and turning into The Hulk. Maybe the movie going public will be caught up in all the histrionics. I found it hilariously hokey. |
| Lyles' Movie FilesJeffrey LylesWhile this hyper-violent, but satisfying, action thriller won't result in another Best Actor Oscar for Washington, it's a heck of a fun explosive effort. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordOne thing I can say about ["The Equalizer,"] it is always exciting and never boring. |
| honeycuttshollywood.comKirk HoneycuttInitially intriguing but increasingly numbing and repetitive, an interesting character study gives way to a routine actioner. |
| DeadspinWill LeitchThe Equalizer is so intent on kicking off a series of movies - giving Washington the franchise anchor that, strangely, he has never had (unless I missed Malcolms XI-XIX) - that it's less an action thriller than a superhero origin story. |