My favourite part of The Equalizer was everything. My review: The Equalizer the Perfect Denzel Film By Ryan Mackett Director Antoine Fuqua brings the 80s TV series The Equalizer to the big screen, starring Denzel Washington in the role of Robert McCall (a role made famous by Edward Woodward in the series). Fuqua and Denzel previously collaborated on the film Training Day, which won Denzel a Best Actor Oscar. This film was fantastic and hugely entertaining. First and foremost is Denzel Washingtons performance. He is fantastic and one of my favourite actors, and he shines in this role. It would be easy to compare this film to Man of Fire; Denzel plays a no-nonsense, dangerous badass in each film. The difference is that in Man on Fire, the character of Creesey is a broken man, suffering from addiction. Denzels Robert McCall is a quiet, unassuming man with a mysterious past trying to make a new, quiet life for himself, far-removed from his former self. He is a good man, who helps others around him the best he can. When he befriends a young woman named Teri (played by the fantastic Chloë Grace Moretz), he realizes that she may be in trouble, and he reverts to his previous self in an attempt to help her. The audience is led to believe that he may have bit off more than he can chew; it becomes clear, however, that Robert McCall is a bit more mysterious and skilled than we may have thought. Fuqua was in great form with this film; I think it helped that he was working from a fairly decent script. The action was great (although one gripe I had was the poorly-lit fight scene towards the end of the film, which was a bit hard to follow). The film had a great balance of action, mystery, suspense, character development and atmosphere. Although Fuqua did a great job, I cant stop imagining this film under the direction of the late Tony Scott (director of Man on Fire and frequent Denzel collaborator). I think with time Fuqua and Denzel will build a relationship similar to what Denzel shared with Scott. Ultimately I hope this film does well enough to see a sequel, or possibly even a franchise. Denzel deserves it, and he is more than capable of carrying a franchise. A word of warning: although the violence was not gratuitous (it was proportionate to the context of the film), it was pretty gory at times and not for the squeamish. Highly recommended.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:05:24 +0000
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