“The Equalizer 3” (** out of four) was a tired third entry in this popular series about Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) who has made a home for himself in Southern Italy but soon finds himself in a warring faction with the local mafia (Eugenio Mastrandrea, Andrea Scarduzio, and others) which leads to an all-out bloodbath. A definite improvement over the previous two entries but film is still overly lethargic and overlong. Film marks a reunion between Washington and Dakota Fanning nearly 20 years after “Man On Fire.” Question: is it just me or why does Denzel always look puffy and bored when playing this role?

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