The Equalizer - Shoulda taken the money!

Denzel does it again!  He's as bad arse as ever in The Equalizer, a movie based on an 80's tv series.  Denzel is Robert, a quiet guy who works at the local home improvement store.  Robert mostly keeps to himself except when he's helping co-workers or killing Russians.  Clearly, he has a secret past that taught him the things he knows, but it also gave him a heart to help those who can't help themselves.

The Equalizer follows Robert on his journey of eliminating a threat by the Russian mob after trying to help a young Russian escort played by Chloe Grace Moritz (Hit Girl in Kick Ass).  He offers them money in exchange for her life, and then all hell breaks loose.  The movie is very cunning and clever with it's action and dialogue that keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time once things get moving.  And, once the action does finally start, it's a rip roaring roller coaster ride of punishment! 

Mr. Washington has been one of my favorite actors since I first saw him in Glory.  I've seen more than thirty of his movies.  I haven't loved all of them like I do Glory, X, and American Gangster, but tonight I have to add The Equalizer to the list of Denzel favs.  He has this stare down that proves how great of an actor he is.  You know the one when a single tear rolls down his face in Glory when he's getting whipped, or that stare down in X when just with two simple hand movements he got a small army of men to move, and tonight in The Equalizer, he had a stare down that said, "bish, you betta run because it's about to go down." 

Denzel Washington's first movie was forty years ago, and he's still got it even if he is getting and looking older.  Still, The Equalizer is fantastic!  Denzel makes you realize that the next time someone offers you a large sum of money for someone's life, you should probably take it.  And, if I ever run into Denzel and he's staring me down, I'm getting the heck outta dodge, but not before I try to get a picture. 

No Good Deed - Oh, somebody got punished alright!

I know it's been awhile since I posted anything, but I'm baaaaaack!  There really hasn't been anything I was interested in seeing.  I refused to see Guardians of Galaxy and TMNT even though they were both box office successes.  I wasn't intrigued enough to go to the movies.  But, you know who'll get me to the theatre every...single...time?  IDRIS (My baby's Daddy) ELBA!!!!

Girl, I love that man of mine.  He is so sexy and such a fantastic actor.  I never saw more than a few episodes of The Wire, but I've seen every episode of Luther plus every movie he's been in the last decade.  Luther is one of my favorite shows, so I was ecstatic to see him again on the big screen playing a bad boy in No Good Deed.  Idris plays the scary irresistible narcissist very well.  I enjoyed every second!

Idris plays Colin, a convicted killer on the loose.  After confronting his ex, he gets into an accident and seeks help and shelter at Terri's house played by Taraji P. Henson.  Terri's husband, Jeffery, is away on a trip, and she's home alone with her two kids when Colin rings the doorbell and asks for help.  After a slow 30 minutes or so of information and little drama, ish hits the fan!  Terri fights for her life and the life of her kids, but Colin doesn't go down easily.

No Good Deed is quite exciting!  Terri is one bad chick.  Ya'll know how much I love a chick that will fight back and beat a bish down even if it is against my man.  The story is a little predictable, but there is a plot twist that you might not see coming.  I thought I had it figured out before walking into the cinema when I learned there was a plot twist, but I didn't.  It's a good one.  And ladies, there is a shower scene where you can see everything except Idris' goods, so we may never know the truth about what's really going on; if you know what I mean.  All in all, No Good Deed is a good movie to see with your girlfriends or on a date because in the end, somebody gets punished.