The Equalizer 2
Published 2023-09-24
Film info
- Title The Equalizer 2
- Director Antoine Fuqua
- Year 2018
- Run time 2hr 1m
- Genres Crime, Thriller, Action
- Tagline There is no equal
- Cast Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Bill Pullman
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girlfriend is murdered.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:48 | Nice tea ritual. |
| 7:49 | "Someone delivered your daughter to the desk downstairs." |
| 16:02 | I love how into books he is, my reading list is getting longer just watching. |
| 17:57 | I could watch the movie of Denzel driving people around for Lyft for two hours. |
| 29:40 | "Takes talent to make money, takes brains to keep it." |
| 32:26 | Pedro all spruced up in a nice suit is a change of pace. |
| 41:51 | Not holding out much hope for Susan but she put up a heck of a fight. |
| 53:23 | Didn't realise Denzel and Pedro was the crime-fighting duo we all needed but it is! |
| 1:03:48 | Five pounds of pressure. |
| 1:12:35 | New Hamster! |
| 1:17:50 | "There's no sin, there's no virtue. It's just shit people do." |
| 1:25:12 | I know this is not the point of the scene but the green paint is horrific. |
| 1:31:16 | I want a secret button in a bookcase. |
| 1:34:36 | I genuinely would not be able to function in that kind of wind. |
| 1:46:36 | He's so clever! |
Thoughts
We've been meaning to watch this for such a long time, so long in fact that I'd actually purchased the movie and it was just sitting and waiting. It wasn't until the third one has started being promoted that we remembered it though, and then we dived right in.
It's good, I love this character, so methodical and calm in the face of everything, and quite honestly, I could have watched him driving people around the city for hours. But the main plot had to be gotten underway. It was a good thriller, although I felt like there weren't huge highs and lows, there was a low level tension from start to finish, even during the final set piece during the hurricane.
Great but not perfect. Not really a patch on the first of course, but I'm curious to see what the third film is like.
Rating: 4 / 5