The Equalizer 2 (2018)
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A retired intelligence officer must navigate a web of betrayal and revenge after the death of a close friend.
The story
Following the events of the first film, Marine Corps veteran and retired DIA officer Robert McCall works as a driver while assisting the less fortunate with the help of his close friend and former colleague, Susan Plummer. The narrative follows McCall as he navigates various tasks, including retrieving a kidnapped girl in Istanbul and assisting an elderly man. However, the stakes escalate when Susan is murdered in a staged scene. McCall must then navigate a dangerous conspiracy involving former colleagues and a deadly betrayal, leading him into a confrontation with those responsible for the loss of his friend.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After taking down Pushkin's operations, Robert McCall works as a driver and assists the less fortunate with the help of his close friend and former DIA colleague Susan Plummer. McCall travels to Istanbul to retrieve a kidnapped girl and later helps an elderly Holocaust survivor, Sam Rubinstein, find a painting of his sister. After his apartment is vandalized, McCall agrees to help a teenager, Miles, paint a mural. He also rescues a woman named Amy from attackers. The plot intensifies when Susan is murdered in Brussels; McCall discovers the hit was staged and that his former partner, Dave York, is involved. McCall confronts Dave, who reveals that their unit was disbanded and they became contract killers. McCall then confronts his former teammates, promising to eliminate them. In a final confrontation during a hurricane at his coastal hometown, McCall systematically defeats Dave's team and eventually faces Dave. He defeats Dave, rescues Miles, and reunites Sam with his sister. The film ends with Miles finishing the mural and McCall looking out toward the sea.
- First release year
- 2018
- Runtime (minutes)
- 121
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Antoine Fuqua
- Writers
- Richard Wenk · writer
- Cast and characters
- Denzel Washington · Robert McCall; Pedro Pascal; Ashton Sanders; Melissa Leo · Susan; Bill Pullman · Brian; Orson Bean
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- revenge; loyalty
- Tone and mood
- vigilante; tense
- Setting
- International locations including Istanbul, Brussels, and a coastal hometown during a hurricane.
- Premise and plot tags
- action; crime; sequel
- Source material / true-story basis
- TV series
- Franchise connections
- The Equalizer
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial success.
- Production trivia
- The film is the fourth collaboration between Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua.; It is the first time Denzel Washington has starred in a sequel to one of his films.; The film was originally scheduled for a September 2017 release.
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