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The Equalizer 3
2023 109 min Italy, United States of America R 18+
★6.8
Action, Thriller, Crime
Director: Antoine Fuqua
🎭 Based on
«The Equalizer»
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Description
Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.
Budget:
$70M
US Gross:
$92.37M
Worldwide:
$191.07M
Starring
Denzel Washington
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Dakota Fanning
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Eugenio Mastrandrea
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Awards
Saturn Awards 2024
— Best Action/Adventure Film
Key opinion
The Equalizer 3 serves as a scenic, character-focused conclusion to the trilogy that relies heavily on Denzel Washington's commanding screen presence. While supporters appreciate its classic, understated style and beautiful Italian backdrop, detractors criticize the sparse action, slow pacing, and gratuitous violence.
| Acting | Denzel Washington’s charismatic performance provides the necessary weight to anchor an otherwise simple narrative. | |
| Production | The film effectively utilizes the picturesque settings of Southern Italy to create a distinct and tranquil atmosphere. | |
| Pacing | The combat sequences are visceral and brutal, though opinions diverge on whether the limited amount of action satisfies the expectations for an entry in this franchise. | |
| Theme | The film’s tone is polarizing: some view it as a grounded, classic-style thriller, while others find the reliance on ultra-violence to be excessive and dehumanizing. | |
| Screenplay | The plot is widely perceived as thin or illogical, relying on tired tropes that lack the dynamism found in the earlier entries of the series. |