Film Review - Equalizer 2 (2018)

Equalizer 2 is again directed by Antoine Fuqua and once more stars Denzel Washington as Robert McCall who now works as a Lyft driver while still taking on odd jobs as the Equalizer but when his old friend Sally (Melissa Leo) is killed on a mission he vows the find those responsible and make them pay.

Equalizer 2 is okay but really not that much better than the first film which really got very silly and virtually ended with him going to Bunnings to kill the bad guys this sequel doesn’t get as silly but it has more of a dull feeling instead but Denzel himself is not dull he still brings a warmth and a heart and a nobility to this role that when he does kick bottom it feels very satisfying as it feels like there’s a reason why he’s doing it.

And also the film has some really cool action scenes where there is actual blood in them (“The Blood is the Life to quote Bram Stoker’s Dracula) and as an action junkie who misses seeing the Blood in action movies I got a real thrill seeing it splash on the floor and come out of people when they got killed.

All that said sadly this is a very dull sequel and if this had been 98 to 100 minutes I would’ve been fine with that but at nearly 2 hours it just drags on and on and on with at least one side plot too many that really has very little to do with the main storyline and as a result that main story feels a bit forgotten at times and as much as I love Pedro Pascal (and I do after seeing him as Whiskey in Kingsman 2 last year) he feels a bit wasted here and comes across as a bit of a dullard which was not the case when he was Whiskey last year.

And also the film especially in its action scenes has this very dark and murky look to it no doubt due to a lot of the film being shot at night and a storm takes place in the climax and both obscure the action scenes at times to the point where it can be hard to figure out who is who and that can be very annoying.

And so that was the Equalizer 2 and it was okay but with Mission Impossible: Fallout out there and being such a better action thrill rude go and see that instead frankly, 1.5 out of 5.