MOVIE REVIEW - THE EQUALIZER 3: TO WATCH, OR NOT TO WATCH?
DENZEL WASHINGTON AND ANTOINE FUQUA’S 3RD ROUND IN THEIR EQUALIZER TRILOGY FINALLY ARRIVES, AND THE CLUB IS HERE FOR IT!!!!
THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER, AND WE CAN’T ACT LIKE WE HAVEN’T BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE TO FINALLY HIT THE THEATRES SO THAT WE CAN INDULGE IN SOME TOP-GRADE MAN-FOOD!!!!
NOW, ARE WE A BIT SAD THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY THE FINAL OUTING FOR THESE 2 COLLABORATORS? DEFINITELY…BUT… DO WE FEEL LIKE IT’S THE PROPER SEND-OFF FOR THE CHARACTER OF MR. R. MCCAL?…………LET’S TALK ABOUT IT (SPOILER-FREE).
WHETHER YOU’VE BEEN IN THE BARBERSHOPS, GOING BACK & FORTH WITH YOUR FRIENDS IN THE GROUP CHATS, OR EVEN READING THE COMMENTS ON EITHER YOUTUBE OR ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS SINCE THE MOVIE’S RELEASE, YOU’LL SEE THAT THE DEBATES ON NOT ONLY WHICH EQUALIZER OUT OF THE 3 RELEASES IS THE BEST ONE OVERALL, BUT ALSO THE HEALTHY DEBATE ON WHICH DENZEL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER ARE ON YOUR TOP-5 LIST HAVE NOW ENSUED….AND WE HAVE OUR OWN TOP-5 TO SHARE WITH YOU! (BELOW).
WITHOUT GIVING ANYTHING AWAY, THIS FILM NOT ONLY FEELS LIKE A SEND-OFF FOR THE TRILOGY AND THE CHARACTER, BUT IT ALSO FEELS LIKE WE’RE SAYING GOODBYE TO A VERSION OF DENZEL WE WILL NO LONGER BE SEEING ON FILM MOVING FORWARD….THE KICKING ASS VERSION WE’VE COME TO LOVE!!!!
WE DON’T LIKE TO AGE OUR NATIONAL TREASURES WITHIN THE ART/CREATIVE SPACE, BUT AS WE KNOW, EVERYONE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANET HAS A BIRTHDAY….AND SOME OF OUR KNEES HAVE BEEN CRACKING SINCE THE AGE OF 16, SO WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT AT OUR BELOVED ACTION STARS MAY HAVE TO HANG-IT-UP AT SOME POINT WITHIN THEIR CAREERS. EITHER THAT, OR LET THE CGI DO THE WORK AND RUN THE SHOW FOR THEM, BUT EITEHR WAY, WE KNOW DENZEL IS GETTING UP THERE, WE JUST WISH WE GOT A CHANCE TO GET MORE ACTION OUT OF HIM THROUGHOUT HIS THESPIAN CAREER BEFORE BEING READY TO HANG-IT-UP (A LA THE BOOK OF ELI, SAFE HOUSE, MAN ON FIRE, E.TC)
WE DEFINIETLY NEED MORE ACTION FROM HIM, BUT FOR NOW, PART 3 OF THIS SATISFYING TRILOGY WILL HAVE TO DO. THERE’S LOADS OF ACTION, BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS ONE AND THE FIRST 2 IS THAT THERE IS A REAL SLOW BUILD-UP. WE’RE BEING INTRODUCED TO A SLOWER MORE CALMER AND AT-PEACE CHARACTER, AND HE HIMSELF IS FEELING LIKE IT’S TIME TO CALL IT QUITS, BUT NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES, HE GETS PULLED RIGHT BACK INTO WANTING TO PROTECT THOSE WHO CAN’T FEND FOR THEMSELVES, AND IT’S TRULY WHAT HE THRIVES OFF OF….HELPING PEOPLE……EVEN IF THE MOST GRUESOME VIOLENT ACTS HAVE TO BE CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO DO SO.
…..HE KILLS, BUT HE ALSO SAVES (DAVE CHAPPELLE VOICE - IYKYK)
TRAILER COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES, VIA THEIR OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
I THINK WHAT WE ARE MOST EXCITED FOR IS TO WATCH THESE 3 MOVIES BACK-TO-BACK WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE ON STREAMING PLATFORMS, THEN MAYBE WE WILL FEEL A BIT MORE WHOLE. THE ACTION IS GREAT WHEN IT IS PRESENT, AND IT MAKES YOU WANT TO TAKE A TRIP TO ITALY WHEN POSSIBLE, AND TO FACE A FEAR BY TRAVELLING ON YOUR OWN, TO FIND PEACE, TO FIND LOVE, TO FIND A NEW PLACE OF BELONGING, JUST ROBERT DOES IN THE FILM. ONE THING THAT WE HOPE FOR IS THAT MR. FUQUA AND MR. WASHINGTON NEVER STOP COLLABORATING. WE THINK THEY BRING SOMETHING SPECIAL OUT OF ONE ANOTHER, DATING BACK ALL THE WAY TO TRAINING DAY. SCORSESE HAS LEO, DENIRO, AND EVEN PESCI, QUINTIN HAS SAMUEL AND ALL OF HIS MAINSTAYS FOR HIS FILMS, AND FUQUA HAS THE GEM OF ALL GEMS IF YOU ASK US!!!!
ENJOY THE FILM AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW!!!!
PROS:
A VERY DIFFERENT TONE COMPARED TO THE FIRST 2
YOU CAN’T WAIT FOR THE VILLAINS TO GET THEIRS!!!!
A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO THE PAST
IT WILL MAKE YOU QUESTION YOUR OWN MORTALITY & MORALS
CONS:
LACKLUSTER FINAL BATTLE
NO FULFILLING ENDING + IS THIS REALLY THE END?
WILL ROBERT EVER GET TO FALL IN LOVE AGAIN?
YOU ARE GOING TO CRAVE FOR MOR AND FEEL UNSATISFIEDE!!!!
OUR TOP-5 DENZEL PERFORMANCES:
MALCOLM X
TRAINING DAY
AMERICAN GANGSTER
MAN ON FIRE
EQUALIZER TRILOGY (1-3 - I KNOW, WE’RE CHEATING!!!!)
In conclusion…
WATCH
- ARYS DÉJAN, THE WHO & HOW CLUB
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