The Equalizer 3
critic Reviews
, 76% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Another entertaining outing from Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington, The Equalizer 3 mostly makes up for its formulaic story with generous helpings of cathartic action.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
If it's not broke, then don't fix it. They haven't fixed it in 40 years, and they didn't fix it in this movie, either.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRafer GuzmanNewsday
“The Equalizer” films have always been junk; they’re based on a mid-1980s TV show that was no great shakes to begin with. What did Washington ever see in them?
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJoey ShapiroChicago Reader
Denzel seems to be sleepwalking through every scene that doesn’t involve gouging and/or stabbing.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAlejandra MartinezAustin Chronicle
The Equalizer 3 marks a fitting and warm end to the franchise. It offers all the audacious violence and familiar set-pieces of the previous films, paired with a wistful goodbye to its central vigilante.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDwight BrownDwightBrownInk.com
Clearly Fuqua, the producers and production team are hoping viewers like their attention to aesthetics. Their dream may come true.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJohnny OleksinskiNew York Post
Finally, on the series’ supposedly last outing, one of its films lives up to the ever-deepening talent of its leading man.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSteve CrumCrum on Showbiz
The production looks good with spot-on cinematography by Robert Richardson, and an effective heartbeat score by Marcelo Zarvos.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJohn SerbaDecider
Bluntly put, it’s a snooze, and we’re left with the nagging feeling that it should be considerably more engaging, and make better use of its extraordinary star.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrian GillMad About Movies Podcast
A movie that knows what it is and what its strengths are, even if it is often limited by its director.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDan BuffaRamble On With Buffa (Substack)
This returned the franchise to the high spot that the original sat on after its release. Credit Fuqua with being a director who, like Mr. Tony Scott, is able to pull different shades of Denzel out of the hat for a crowd without sacrificing his essence.
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