Le justicier 2

Les silences sont pesants dans EQ2, mais parlent. Antoine Fuqua n'est pas dupe de certaines critiques associées à ses films, mais assume néanmoins sa marginalité en défendant un cinéma  grand public qu'il affectionne en lui administrant un regard autre sur l'existence.

Le justicier 2 colle parfaitement au dicton du calme avant la tempête, au sens propre et figuré. Fuqua fait reposer son lent crescendo sur l'imminence d'un ouragan annoncé - le tonnerre sert de leitmotiv. De la même façon, la colère intérieure de McCall va croissante.

Cette suite inférieure s'appuie sur un scénario quelconque dont la trame connue - une croisade vengeresse de plus en plus violente - est recyclée sans imagination.

All things being equalized, this sequel could have been worse.

You can feel how much the film just wants to be about a Lyft driver who beats up rapists, and frankly, maybe that first instinct was best.

In his first sequel, Denzel Washington plays a ruthless vigilante with good intentions ? though even those can't save this nasty thriller.

Even though the evil impulses of the villains feel rote and arbitrary, The Equalizer 2 is not without its pleasures.

The Equalizer 2 is a smart and stylish sequel, one that manages to give Washington's Robert McCall a satisfying second chapter.

Cool as it may be to see Robert McCall do his thing, the main plot of the film is one we've seen in a thousand and one other action movies, and as soon as you start seeing what's unfolding it's very easy to start to tune out.