[Denzel] Washington isn't bad. He never is. But watching him in "Equalizer 2" is a lot like getting dinner with an old flame. It's nice to see him, sure, but the spark is gone..Then this lousy series would finally be killed off
unequal to the first; This distinctive character is gradually subsumed by familiar genre imperatives that eventually make McCall seem less special and singular than he did on first exposure in 2014
the film is too enamored with its own morose righteousness to be very engaging; It's hard to argue with McCall’s mission, or his brutally crunchy methods. So why does it all feel so unoriginal and grim and dull?