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Equalizer 2, The (15)

Drama, Action

US action drama in which a former black ops agent seeks revenge for the murder of an old friend.


The critical consensus

This hard-edged action thriller may not match the original, but Washington’s McCall is a compelling character, the kind you’d quite happily like to hang out with whether he’s busting heads or painting walls.

***(*)(*)Chris Hewitt, Empire Online, 20/07/2018

Washington's low-key Sidney Poitier impression keeps The Equalizer 2 watchable, but only just; after four films with Fuqua, it's time for him to find a collaborator interested in making something more challenging than these childish, retrograde, wish fulfillment fantasies.

**(*)(*)(*)Eddie Harrison, The List, 13/08/2018

Denzel Washington, getting it done.

***(*)(*)Adam Woodward, Little White Lies, 15/08/2018

It has chases and shootouts interspersed with some nicely played scenes between the old vigilante and the young artist he mentors. The film, though, simply can’t plug the hollowness at its core.

**(*)(*)(*)Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 17/08/2018

A clunky and confused revenge thriller which wastes the considerable talents of its star.

**(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 16/08/2018

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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