The Equalizer

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington as Robert McCall, The Equalizer delivers some bad ass Denzel moments.  This movie remake of the old television series is appropriately on point and congruent with the recent trend of the older Hollywood actors making a shift into the world of straight action.  Of course the story isn't original, as it could just have easily been a movie like Leon: The Professional or any of the Taken movies. However, it's a very easy and inevitable shift for Washington, as he has been evolving towards this type of role anyway in his collaboration with Fuqua and other directors. Nonetheless, it's a joy to watch a nuanced performance even in this standard action fare from someone other than Liam Neeson go up against the likes of actor Marton Csokas, who plays the charismatic and sinister Teddy.