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Lifer
- May 19, 2011
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The Equalizer (2014)
File it under 'John Wick', ie. assassin with supposedly not superhuman abilities but seems to have them anyway goes on some kind of rampage for whatever reason. This movie is a bit more overblown with regard to the protagonist's abilities than John Wick 1. The protagonist has an odd tendency to pick inefficient tools for the job for no apparent reason when more efficient tools are available. I guess it's meant to give him more of a "I'll kill you with my teacup" feel, but I wasn't particularly sold on it. It's watchable though IMO, but I prefer JW1.
I liked the main antagonist in this one, ie. I thought the actor did a good job with the role.
The Equalizer 2 (2019)
I thought this film was better than its predecessor. It focused more on character background and less on superhuman fisticuffs (while still being in the same category as the first film). I thought the antagonist could have been either better acted or more fleshed out though, the performance seemed a bit wooden.
File it under 'John Wick', ie. assassin with supposedly not superhuman abilities but seems to have them anyway goes on some kind of rampage for whatever reason. This movie is a bit more overblown with regard to the protagonist's abilities than John Wick 1. The protagonist has an odd tendency to pick inefficient tools for the job for no apparent reason when more efficient tools are available. I guess it's meant to give him more of a "I'll kill you with my teacup" feel, but I wasn't particularly sold on it. It's watchable though IMO, but I prefer JW1.
I liked the main antagonist in this one, ie. I thought the actor did a good job with the role.
The Equalizer 2 (2019)
I thought this film was better than its predecessor. It focused more on character background and less on superhuman fisticuffs (while still being in the same category as the first film). I thought the antagonist could have been either better acted or more fleshed out though, the performance seemed a bit wooden.

