Washington keeps the name Robert McCall, but that's about all we see that's familiar. He plays a retired Black Ops agent who breaks his self-imposed exile to help a young prostitute, played by Chloe Grace Moretz. And as we see in this footage, McCall has a radar-like sense for trouble and a foresight for violence that helps him mop up any situation. When the helpless are in trouble, the Equalizer is there to help take their enemies down brick by brick, dollar by dollar. Sony's banking a lot on this one as they're already pressing ahead on a sequel.
Denzel's never had to stretch too far to be cool, which is good because this film isn't asking him to stretch far at all. Still, it could be fun. Co-starring Melissa Leo, Marton Csokas, David Harbour, and Bill Pullman, The Equalizer opens September 26th.
THE EQUALIZER-Official Trailer (HD) Denzel Washington, Chloƫ Grace Moretz by trailersspaintv