If you love Denzel Washington and don't mind some heavy-duty violence coupled with the good versus evil theme where evil is absolutely extinguished in so many creative ways, go see the 2 hr. 11 minute film The Equalizer.
It's a movie where film critics try to wreak havoc on its intent, its length, its flaws, etc., when it's not the least bit pretentious about what it is. Denzel Washington is a man resolved to leave his past behind because of a promise to his dead wife. But when the ugliness of a Russian mob strikes (literally) too close to home, his abilities are awakened for the sense of vigilante justice. And oh what skills he has. Who knew there was so much potential death and weaponry in a Lowe's/Home Depot type of store? Well, now we know.
If you like an understated hero in thriller-mode with, yes, extreme violence toward the end, Denzel will give you what you want. Of course not recommended for everyone. Language is bad from certain characters but doesn't permeate the entire movie. It is what it is. Exciting with a positive ending.
Father, good v. evil is the reason we need you above all else. Help those with pliable hearts see their need. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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