10s Movie Review - The Equalizer

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Genre: Action/ Crime/ Thriller
Runtime: 132 minutes
Year: 2014
Starring: Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Harbour, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman, Haley Bennett

Description: A man (Denzel Washington) who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.

I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2021 MOVIE CHALLENGE
WEEK 49: A MOVIE THAT’S PART OF A SERIES
 
Review: Robert McCall is a good citizen who works in a hardware store. He has an obsessive-compulsive disorder, in which he does and arranges everything in perfection. He doesn’t sleep much, if at all. At night he goes to a café to read, bringing his own tea bag. During one night he meets a young prostitute Teri. She is ordered by her Russian boss Slavi to go with several rich and nasty men. After Teri is beaten into the hospital by Slavi, and old feeling comes to McCall’s mind and he tries to buy her off. Unfortunately, Slavi doesn’t take up the offer and that’s when Robert McCall’s true nature comes out. He decides to retaliate against Slavi and his accomplices on his own, much against the wishes of the head of the Russian mafia, who sends assassin Teddy to McCall. During the cat and mouse game that is going on between them, McCall has to pull out all the stops to stay out of the hands of this unapproachable killer.
The premise of the film is not all that original, but the execution is. Robert McCall is a character you can easily sympathize with, also thanks to Denzel Washington who plays him. The man can do no wrong.
The movie is action packed ad has a lot of tension, but also makes room for character development. Especially for McCall, who, like I stated before, is a very likeable character and you can’t help but root for him. I don’t think this movie would have been as good if McCall was played by someone else.
The final confrontation is amazing, I loved that part of the film. Bloody and violent, but very cool.
“The Equalizer” is a really good film that liked much more then I expected too.  

Rating: 4/ 5

Netflix Friday - Volume 35

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 

Action: The Equalizer (2014)
A man (Denzel Washington) believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life, before he meets a young girl (Chlöe Grace Moretz) under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters and can’t stand idly by.
 

Drama: Revolutionary Road (2008)
A young couple (Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet) living in a Connecticut suburb suring the mid- 1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
 

Comedy: Office Christmas Party (2016)
When Clay’s (T.J. Miller) uptight CEO sister (Jennifer Aniston) threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager (Jason Bateman) throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand…
 

Animation: Rise of the Guardians (2012)
When the evil spirit Pitch (Jude Law) launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.
 

Romance: The Holiday (2006)
Two women (Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet) troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
 

Horror: Dawn of the Dead (2006)
Survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
 

Science Fiction: Inception (2010)
A thief (Leonardo DiCaprio) who steals corporate secrets through the use of dram-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
 

Crime: Black Mass (2015)
The true story of Whitey Bulger (Johnny Depp), the brother of a state senator (Benedict Cumberbatch) and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
 

Thriller: Zodiac (2007)
In the late 1960s/ early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
 

Documentary: Evil Genius (2018)
The extraordinary story of the “pizza bomber heist” and the FBI’s investigation into a bizarre collection of suspects.
 

Family: The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plans to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.

Movie Trailer Sunday (154)

Here are this weeks trailers.

As Above/ So Below

Description: When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.

Director: John Erick Dowdle

Starring: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, Fraçois Civil

Trailer: Trailer "As Above/ So Below"

Comment: This reminds me of "The Descent", it gives you a claustrophobic feeling.

The Pyramid

Description: The ancient wonders of the world have long cursed explorers who've dared to uncover their secrets. But a team of U.S. archaeologists gets more than they bargained for when they discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. As they unlock the horrific secrets buried within, they realize they aren't just trapped, they are being hunted.

Director: Gregory Levasseur

Starring: Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O'Hare, Christa-Marie Nicola, Amir K

Trailer: Trailer "The Pyramid"

Comment: Another claustrophobic horror film, creepy...

Rosewater

Description: Maziar Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal) is a broadcast journalist with Canadian citizenship. In June 2009, Bahari returned to Iran to interview Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who was the prime challenger to president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As Mousavi's supporters rose up to protest Ahmadinejad's victory declaration hours before the polls closed, Bahari endured personal risk by sending footage of the street riots to the BBC. Bahari was arrested by police, led by a man identifying himself only as "Rosewater," who tortured and interrogated him over the next 118 days. With Bahari's wife leading an international campaign to have her husband freed, and Western media outlets keeping the story alive, Iranian authorities released Bahari on $300,000 bail and the promise he would act as a spy for the government.

Director: Jon Stewart

Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal

Trailer: Trailer "Rosewater"

Comment: This looks amazing!

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Description: Shaun's mischief inadvertently leads to the Farmer being taken away from the farm, Shaun, Bitzer and the flock have to go into the big city to rescue him, setting the stage for an epic adventure.

Director: Mark Burton, Richard Starzack

Starring: -

Trailer: Trailer "Shaun the Sheep Movie"

Comment: I love claymation.

The Equalizer

Description: Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is a former black ops commando who faked his death for a quiet life in Boston comes out of his retirement to rescue a young girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) and finds himself face to face with Russian gangsters.

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo

Trailer: Trailer "The Equalizer"

Comment: Denzel Washington hardly ever disappoints.