The Equalizer 2 (2018)
I wasn't a fan of the first Equalizer film so in the cold light of day i'm damned if i know why i paid a fiver at Asda prior to lockdown for this sequel.
However on watching i'm pleased i did as i rather enjoyed this movie.
From the off it felt quite relaxed, which is surprising coming from director Antoine Fuqua, as we basically dropped into ex-military dude Robert McCall's (Denzel Washington) new life as a cab driver. The leisurely pace allowed us to meet his friends and neighbours (as well as righting injustices along the way with violent retribution) and i really enjoyed these quieter aspects and was completely invested in his relationship with troubled artist (Ashton Sanders).
The main plot of the film is only shown sporadically at first but builds gradually throughout until it becomes central during the last forty or so minutes culminating in a showdown at a hurricane swept seaside town which reminded me of the recent film Crawl (2019), only this time instead of alligators we had armed assassins.
On the whole The Equalizer 2 was a pleasant surprise.
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