![]() Once he knows too much, he becomes the target. This gets Robert to begin his investigation into her murder. Susan travels to Belgium, and is murdered in a brutal fashion in her hotel room. Robert’s colleague, Susan (Melissa Leo), who knows that Robert is not dead and comes to visit every so often, begins an investigation into the murder with Dave York (Pedro Pascal), Robert’s ex-partner who does not know that he is alive. Later we find out that the murdered man had a connection to the CIA. The main story revolves around an early scene in the film where a random Belgian couple are murdered by hired assassins. Photo Credit: Glen Wilson ©2018 CTMG, Inc. One scene involving the two reminded me of a scene from “The Blind Side.” Miles (ASHTON SANDERS) finishes the wall as Robert McCall (DENZEL WASHINGTON) watches him in Columbia Pictures’ THE EQUALIZER 2. Throughout the story Robert continues to offer jobs, advice and support for Miles. After all of the men but one are incapacitated, he demands that the one remaining conscious person give him a five-star rating on Lyft, which indeed occurs.Īt his apartment building, we see Robert befriend Miles (Ashton Sanders), a young artist caught between two worlds. After dropping her off at the hospital, Robert returns to exact justice. In one notable scene, a battered woman is deposited into his car by a man. In a montage, we see several types of riders using Robert’s services. Among his clients is Sam Rubinstein (Orson Bean!), who is looking for his sister Magda, separated from him during World War II. Let’s just say that he is successful.īack in Boston, Robert now is a Lyft driver. He has taken a case to pursue an abusive father who has abducted his daughter from the United States. The second film begins with McCall in local costume aboard a train that looks like the Orient Express on his way to Istanbul. The fact that he was a reader appealed to me as a librarian as well. He may not be working for the CIA any more (in fact, he is considered to be dead), but he still abides by a moral code that affirms the worth of every person and holds people accountable for their mistakes, especially those who commit purposeful evil. But the movie also was about the character of Robert McCall. ![]() The first installment was a well-crafted story that ostensibly was about saving a young prostitute (Chloe Grace Moretz, in a remarkable performance) being exploited by the Russian Mob, as well as some side stories. For those not in the know, the first film ended with Denzel Washington’s character, Robert McCall, placing an ad offering assistance (as “The Equalizer”) to those in need of retributive justice who could not obtain it through legal channels. “The Equalizer 2” picks up where “The Equalizer” ended.
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