The Equalizer
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: September 26, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
17
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Slant MagazineChristopher GraySep 25, 2014
All this should build up to a moderately engaging battle of wits, but Richard Wenk's script has little interest in wit and no capacity for psychology. Read full review
25
Washington PostAnn HornadaySep 25, 2014
For all of The Equalizer’s overkill, Washington retains an admirable air of seriousness, embodying McCall as a believable figure of purity and protection, even when he’s going after his opponents with methodical, thoughtfully choreographed sadism. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernSep 24, 2014
It's the sign of an empty, depressing experience when the only tension is over Bob's choice to use a power drill or a weed whacker for his next kill. Read full review
20
Time OutJoshua RothkopfSep 24, 2014
The Equalizer is a stone-dumb movie. Read full review
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