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.
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