10s Movie Review - The Equalizer 2

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Genre: Action/ Crime/ Thriller
Runtime: 121 minutes
Year: 2018
Starring: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo

Description: Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?

Review: Four years before, “The Equalizer” made it clear to us that ex-CIA agent Robert McCall, who lives in anonymity, doesn’t stand injustice very well. This made for an exciting and strong crime thriller, that I liked more then I thought I would.
And then there was the sequel. It has a slow start and the mission stays unclear for some time. The biggest problem of the film is that it has many side stories, or smaller missions, that eventually lead to the big one. This way “The Equalizer 2” lacks focus and makes you less invested then the first film.
I do still like the character, especially during that one mission where he is teaching some cocky business men a lesson, after them sending a young female intern intoxicated home in the cab that McCall is driving.
Of course, the fact that McCall can continue doing what he is doing without any law enforcement cutting in, is a but implausible. That’s the fact for both movies. But here is started to bother me a bit, since he leaves many dead bodies or injured people behind.
I didn’t hate this movie, it was entertaining enough. But I wasn’t as invested as I was in the first movie and that’s clearly the better of the two. I don’t think we need a third film.

Rating: 3/ 5

Netflix Friday - Volume 81

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 2 (2018)
Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but ho far will he go when that is someone he loves?
 

Drama: Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021)
On the cusp of his 30^th birthday, a promising young theater composer (Andrew Garfield) navigates love, friendship and the pressure of life as an artist in New York City.
 

Comedy: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
A bored married couple (Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt) is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
 

Animation: The Croods (2013)
After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
 

Romance: Bright Star (2009)
The three-year romance between 19^th-century poet John Keats (Ben Wishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) near to end of his life.
 

Horror: Dr. Sleep (2019)
A now-adult Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
 

Science Fiction: Transformers (2007)
An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager (Shia LaBeouf)
 

Crime: Red Notice (2021)
An interpol agent (Dwayne Johnson) tracks the world’s most wanted art thief (Ryan Reynolds)
 

Thriller: Unfaithful (2002)
A New York suburban couple’s (Richard Gere, Diane Lane) marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
 

Documentary: Red Sea (2016)
Explore the impressive underwater landscapes and fascinating species of one of the biggest wonders on our planet-The Red Sea. Filmed in stunning 4K, this mesmerizing nautical journey features, many of the 1,200 different sea creatures that have made the naturally and artificially formed coral reefs their home beneath these mystical waters.
 

Family: The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Two swindlers (Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline) get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.