Movie reviews: 'Equalizer 3' an entertainingly efficient finale to the franchise
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This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies 'Equalizer 3,' 'Bottoms,' 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' and 'Zombie Town.'
For an avenging angel, a righter of wrongs, it seems the work is never done. Take the world-weary Robert McCall (Denzel Washington), former government assassin turned protector of the exploited and oppressed in “Equalizer 3,” for instance. After taking a bullet on the job, he takes time out to recuperate in a southern Italian village. As he ponders his own salvation over a cup of tea in a local cafe, he tells people he’s retired from “government work,” and settles in to enjoy a quiet life in his new home.
Trouble is, violence seems to follow this guy around like a trained puppy.
The trouble comes in the form of Vincent (Andrea Scarduzio), a Mafia kingpin looking to take over the town and establish a base for his operations.
“What happens here,” says McCall’s new friend, Enzo (Remo Girone), “happens in many towns. The Mafia. They’re a cancer. No cure.”
Not one to accept threats and extortion as a way of life, McCall sends a warning.
“Whatever it is you and your friends do,” he says, “do it somewhere else.”
“You warning me?” says Vincent’s brother, Mafia tough guy Marco Quaranta (Andrea Dodero).
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