Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Gaia Scodellaro, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Remo Girone, Andrea Dodero, David Denman
The Equalizer 3 is a suitable sequel and a fitting conclusion (which was promised in the trailers) to the Equalizer saga, which realistically could've been satisfied with the initial film. Two more unnecessary, but entertaining sequels followed because of the series' success at the box office. Did either Equalizer 2 or 3 add to Robert McCall's story? No, it mostly repeated it, but did so with skill and a focused Washington performance.
Equalizer 3 follows the McCall saga to Italy, where the former CIA agent litters a quaint vineyard with thrashed thugs but is soon captured and held at gunpoint while the vineyard owner/untraceable terrorist surveys the damage and asks McCall why he tracked him down with intent to kill him. The calm McCall informs his captors that they have nine seconds to let him go or face death. They didn't see the first two Equalizer movies apparently, because when McCall sets his watch, that mean it's their ass. McCall, of course, kills the leader and his remaining henchmen with gruesome efficiency, but is seriously wounded with a gunshot. He is discovers on the roadside by a police officer and taken to a doctor for treatment and the required rest needed for the effects of such treatment to subside, which is seemingly two days.
Robert finds himself in a small seaside town recuperating when a gang of creeps begin terrorizing the poor folks who live there. Being Robert McCall, he can't abide this and makes it his business to squash the villains like bugs. He does that, of course, in a fashion which almost made me feel sorry for the bad guys. Almost. Something tells me we've seen this before, but because of Washington, The Equalizer 3 handles its business, but if there's a fourth installment, what more can be said about the McCall character?
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