The Equalizer 3 Review Roundup

The third instalment of The Equalizer is out on Friday, starring Denzel Washington as Robert McCall.

This chapter of the story finds McCall at home in Southern Italy, where he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

Yesterday, The Equalizer 3 debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a 53% critics rating from 15 reviews, which has since risen to 64% from 25 reviews.

Let's see what some of the reviews had to say.

Review roundup

• indieWire: If this is the end of “The Equalizer,” it’s a good one...

• Hollywood Reporter: There’s little to no suspense, because there’s never any doubt that McCall, who seems like a murderous automaton rather than merely a veteran secret agent, will triumph over his adversaries.

• Empire Magazine: A solid conclusion to an unlikely trilogy and a fitting end to Robert McCall’s character arc — with Washington still entertaining as a deliverer of slick justice.

• Deadline Hollywood Daily: The film fits into what is best described as ‘Dad movies’ – films you’d happily take your father to with the confidence that Washington’s presence will win him over.

• Total Film: Not quite a bang, not quite a whimper, but something in between.