Film Review – The Equalizer 3

2014’s “The Equalizer” was a cinematic update of a 1980s television series, with director Antoine Fuqua tasked with bringing a different kind of fury to the brand name, shaping a viciously violent revenge story that bore little resemblance to the network show that inspired it. Fuqua went for hardness to achieve his cheap thrills, and the overkill quickly transformed into absurdity. A 2018 sequel followed, offering more of the same, with Fuqua once again motivated to turn his action effort into a ridiculous trip to the gore zone, aided by meandering storytelling. He's been away for a while, but Robert McCall and his cold, dead stare returns for “The Equalizer 3,” and while Fuqua leaves no open wound behind, he’s newly committed to a somewhat intimate tale of domestic disturbance, giving the one-man-army a more direct reason to kill in a movie that does well when it dares to attempt dramatic simplicity, making for a more enjoyable ride of vengeance. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com