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The Equalizer Movie Review

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Runtime: 2 Hours 12 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 26-09-2014

Genre: Thriller

Similar To: Rebel Ridge, Its Whats Inside, Hold Your Breath, Canary Black

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CAST & CREW

Denzel Washington

Chloe Grace Moretz

David Harbour

Haley Bennett

Jason Blumenthal

Richard Wenk

Melissa Leo

Tait Fletcher

Antoine Fuqua

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Producer:

Tony Eldridge

Michael Sloan

Mace Neufeld

Jason Blumenthal

Denzel Washington

Alex Siskin

Steve Tisch

Todd Black

Richard Wenk

Music Director:

Harry Gregson-Williams

Editor:

John Refoua

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Supporting Actress:

Melissa Leo

Haley Bennett

Chloe Grace Moretz

Costume Designer:

David C Robinson

Painter:

Julia Garrison

Sound Designer:

David Esparza

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Philip A Patterson

Second Assistant Director:

Richard E White

Cali Pomes

Co-Producer:

Lance Johnson

Director of Photography:

Mauro Fiore

Executive Producer:

Ezra Swerdlow

David J Bloomfield

Associate Producer:

Molly Allen

Kat Samick

Visual Effects Producer:

Brian Drewes

Casting Director:

Lindsay Graham

Mary Vernieu

Still Photographer:

Scott Garfield

Sound Effects Editor:

Ryan Collins

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Daniel J Leahy

Steve Pederson

Assistant Editor:

Ethan Schwelling

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Sean Devereaux

Story Writer:

Richard Wenk

Gaffer:

Chris Culliton

Music Editor:

Richard Whitfield

Foley Artist:

Robin Harlan

Production Designer:

Naomi Shohan

Set Decorator:

Leslie E Rollins

Casting Assistant:

Marisol Roncali

Sarah Otteman

Makeup Artist:

Rob Fitz

Sherryn Smith

Elizabeth Cecchini

Hair Stylist:

Rebecca Woodfork

Special Effects Coordinator:

Jack Lynch

Special Effects Technician:

Bob Trevino

Herve Desroches

Stunt Coordinator:

Lin Oeding

Keith Woulard

Stunt Performer:

Airon Armstrong

Chuck Jeffreys

Kofi Yiadom

Matt Leonard

Steve J Brown

Dennis Keiffer

Ryan Hanna

Daniel Arrias

Stunt Double:

Bryce Burke

Alex Chansky

Digital Compositor:

Robyn Ducharme

Jeremy Brown

Markus White

John B Gray

Visual Effects Artist:

Brian Morse

Camera Operator:

Sebastián Almeida

David Richert

Set Dresser:

Brian Buckley

Christopher Analoro

Rachel Burgio

Sound Mixer:

Tom Williams

Lighting Technician:

David Hallas

Adam Peabody

Peter Boynton

Production Supervisor:

Molly Allen

First Assistant Editor:

William Paley

Set Designer:

Sarah Contant

Supporting Actor:

Meredith Prunty

Marton Csokas

Marshall Berenson

Mark Stefanich

Mark Burzenski

Lance Norris

Kristina Mezzetti

Joseph Paolo

Johnny Skourtis

Mike Jablon

Owen Burke

William Xifaras

Vladimir Kulich

Tiffany Crosby

Tess Degen

Tait Fletcher

Shawn Fitzgibbon

Robert Wahlberg

Peter Crafts

Patrick Pitu

Patrick Coppola

Pasquale Dalessio

Johnny Messner

John Romualdi

David Cohen

Dan Bilzerian

Chanty Sok

Bob Dio

Bill Pullman

Allen Maldonado

Alexandr Dvornikov

Alex Ziwak

Alex Veadov

Denzel Washington

David Harbour

David Meunier

John Joseph Lindsey

Jillian Taylor

Jessica Kent

Jan Waldman

James Wilcox

Guy Cooper

Giovanni Alabiso

Gavin Monteiro

Frankie Imbergamo

Debra Garrett

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Plot: Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is a retired Black Ops operative who lives peacefully in Boston Massachusetts. But he does not think of retiring completely and takes up a job at a hardware store; he befriends many co-workers there and then he goes on to help a security guard trainee to pass his qualifying examinations. It is revealed that McCall had a wife who is now deceased and the fact that he promised her that he would leave his old life way behind. Sleepless and frustrated over his life, he spends his time reading in a 24/7 diner where he befriends Alina(Chloe Grace Mortez) who is revealedto be a teenage prostitute for a Mafia. One night she is brutally beaten by her dealer and she is immediately hospitalized.

McCall after hearing of what happened to her makes a deal with the Russian mob and offers a sum of 9,800 dollars in exchange for her freedom but receives a negative answer. This proves fatal for the mob as he single-handedly kills them all as he is trained for such things. The kingpin Vladimir Pushkin learns of this incident and sends his enforcer Teddy to finish off the culprit. Meanwhile, McCall finishes off a corrupt Police Officer who had set fire to the house of the security guard trainee he had earlier helped.

Teddy recognizes McCall to be the culprit as he witnesses his brilliant skills. Meanwhile, McCall goes on with his vigilante work and solves more social issue through his brilliant skill set. The rest of the story is about how McCall finishes off Teddy and in turn the main boss and returns home where he has happily reunited with Alina and has started social work with a name called “Equalizer” and the movie concludes with McCall answering to one request for help.

Analysis: This is “the” action movie that many action fans would relate to. Perfect story, thrilling action and a satisfying conclusion, probably the good old action movies have come again in the form of Equalizer, the best part is that story does not relies completely on story nor on action but walks with both of them in balance and in full control which eventually brightens the plot. Screenplay is really an “Equalizer” with the performances from Denzel and Chloe Grace.

Star Performances: Denzel Washington has done some really cool roles earlier too and probably this too can be counted amongst them. He brilliantly portrays a Black Op commando who has not forgotten his skills and uses them when the time comes. Chloe Grace is a useful addition to this movie which gives it an emotional edge.

What's there?

• Fantastic plot.

• Fine screenplay.

• Outstanding performances from Denzel and Chloe.

What's Not there?

• Sometimes the movie becomes too fast to handle.

Verdict: Never mind the one in the review and just watch this movie already as this not those movies which should be missed.