I think that it's important to say this right at the beginning: The Equalizer 2 is more drama and crime than action. There are several brutal action sequences which occupy relatively little running time. Here you can see Denzel playing very ambiguous character: one who is very amiable with regular, good people and brutally violent with bad ones. There you have it: drama and action.
Does that make mr. McCall (Denzel) psychopathic since that brutality doesn't seem to interfere with his regular life? Yes it does. Does it really matter? No it doesn't. What does matter is that this movie is much better than the original and that is something critics wont acknowledge.
If you've seen the first part you'll notice that now writers managed to better balance out mayhem with ordinary. This is important since it's central to the movie and greatly affects the flow. Moreover, if good soundtrack and sound production is important to you, there's more than enough to enjoy here. Overall, surprisingly well made movie.
The Equalizer 2 can rightly join the company of other two good action/thriller this summer movies, Sicario 2 and MI - Fallout.
Does that make mr. McCall (Denzel) psychopathic since that brutality doesn't seem to interfere with his regular life? Yes it does. Does it really matter? No it doesn't. What does matter is that this movie is much better than the original and that is something critics wont acknowledge.
If you've seen the first part you'll notice that now writers managed to better balance out mayhem with ordinary. This is important since it's central to the movie and greatly affects the flow. Moreover, if good soundtrack and sound production is important to you, there's more than enough to enjoy here. Overall, surprisingly well made movie.
The Equalizer 2 can rightly join the company of other two good action/thriller this summer movies, Sicario 2 and MI - Fallout.