In the meantime, he takes an interest in his community, including the future of a young aspiring artist (“Moonlight’s” Ashton Sanders), who McCall is determined to save from heading down the wrong path. McCall’s targets, of course, all appear much in need of a beating, and some of them are actually dumb enough to refer to the older gentleman as “Pops,” which, needless to say, does not end well for them. Part Batman, part the Punisher, the former operative is quietly atoning for his past, one broken wrist and shattered kneecap at a time. Working as a Lyft driver (an especially good tie-in as product placement goes), McCall ferries people around the city, occasionally intervening as a shadowy dispenser of justice. Anchored by Denzel Washington’s steely presence, it’s a spare, brutal vigilante exercise, with an element of righteous revenge mixed into the balance.Īlthough there’s a larger plot woven into the movie that (eventually) unfolds, this version of the 1980s series – following the 2014 debut – actually works best when it’s behaving more like a TV show, featuring smaller moments that underscore how Robert McCall behaves as a sort of guardian angel, albeit a particularly violent one. A sequel to a movie based on a TV show is basically the ultimate commentary on Hollywood’s infatuation with presold titles, but at least “The Equalizer 2” doesn’t harbor many pretentions about its marching orders.
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