I loved Equalizer 1, while #2 was less good. But the third in this trilogy reached new depths of violence.
The story is somewhat of a mystery with Robert in Italy but you don't know why. You see his trademark of dead bodies in a villa, but why?
The mystery evolves and he ends up injured and dying on the Amalfi coast until this kind-hearted old doctor saves his life. You then have the usual suspects - Robert grows to make friends in the village and sees the mafia doing bad things to good people. So, he stops them, quickly and efficiently, and brutally.
The CIA gets involved. Denzel has nice interactions with CIA agent Dakota Fanning. How she gets out into the field is a mystery, but whatever. They play cat and mouse with some great dialogs. We get to a fitting conclusion of good vs evil.
This story rocks because the dialog is excellent. The music, especially that DJ type music when things are about to go crazy, adds to the drama. It also storms in the final confrontation, similar to EQ2's hurricane. The dark symbolism is impactful. Explosions, old ways to kill, new ways to kill and inflict pain. EQ3 amps up the pain and the story.
Will this be the last Equalizer? Who knows. But if so, Robert is hopefully living peacefully at last in a quiet Italian town drinking tea and having the rest he deserves and earned.
I loved EQ3 - and - if you are a Denzel fan - I think you will enjoy it too.
The story is somewhat of a mystery with Robert in Italy but you don't know why. You see his trademark of dead bodies in a villa, but why?
The mystery evolves and he ends up injured and dying on the Amalfi coast until this kind-hearted old doctor saves his life. You then have the usual suspects - Robert grows to make friends in the village and sees the mafia doing bad things to good people. So, he stops them, quickly and efficiently, and brutally.
The CIA gets involved. Denzel has nice interactions with CIA agent Dakota Fanning. How she gets out into the field is a mystery, but whatever. They play cat and mouse with some great dialogs. We get to a fitting conclusion of good vs evil.
This story rocks because the dialog is excellent. The music, especially that DJ type music when things are about to go crazy, adds to the drama. It also storms in the final confrontation, similar to EQ2's hurricane. The dark symbolism is impactful. Explosions, old ways to kill, new ways to kill and inflict pain. EQ3 amps up the pain and the story.
Will this be the last Equalizer? Who knows. But if so, Robert is hopefully living peacefully at last in a quiet Italian town drinking tea and having the rest he deserves and earned.
I loved EQ3 - and - if you are a Denzel fan - I think you will enjoy it too.