Review of The Equalizer 3 (2023) by Compi24 — 03 Sep 2023

This third outing for Denzel Washington's Robert McCall finds the former assassin on the shores of the Amalfi coast, starting life anew as he strikes fear into the hearts of some of the mafiosos situated there.

I guess if I were to put a number to this one, it's somewhere along the lines of "2," but for different reasons. This is a serviceable action flick, with a stunning locale and as likable of a Denzel as you'll expect to get.

I think where I fall out of love with things is in the slow-burn towards the action that we end up getting, all of which doesn't really amount to anything we've already seen in this franchise to date.

Nothing in either of the other two "Equalizer" flicks tops the hardware store climax from the first one and, unfortunately, this might also just happen to have the weakest final set piece of the three, too.

Again, an enjoyable movie — with a fun "Man On Fire" reunion between Denzel and Dakota Fanning — just not the best I've seen from this IP.