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‘The Equalizer 3’: Not Bad, But Time For the Franchise to go

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‘The Equalizer 3’: Not Bad, But Time For the Franchise to go
Former government assassin Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) about to bring the pain to the mafia, in "The Equalizer 3." Stefano Montesi/Sony Pictures Releasing
Mark Jackson
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R | 1h 49m | Action, Thriller | August 25, 2023

In “The Equalizer 3,” the last feature film that derives from the 1985 vigilante television series of the same name, it’s Denzel Washington’s powerful charisma as Robert McCall, aka The Equalizer, that saves this movie from mediocrity—and only just. This third installment simply doesn’t have the same urgency that made the first two iterations so entertaining.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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