In the series, Woodward played a former British spy turned private detective in America who helped various threatened clients equalize the odds. Once again, Denzel Washington stars as the titular character from the popular 1980s TV series starring British actor Edward Woodward. McCall tries to bring his style of vigilante justice to her killers. The story of THE EQUALIZER 2 finds Boston’s avenging angel and protector, Robert McCall, helping several people when a woman he worked with on Special Ops missions is suddenly murdered in Belgium. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution for THE EQUALIZER 2. EQUALIZER 2 has a strong Christian, redemptive, moral worldview, but there’s lots of strong foul language, brief drug references, and some extreme violence. The movie expertly combines drama, pathos, suspense, action, and sympathetic, interesting characters. Until then, however, it presents an absorbing story showing the compassion and righteous outrage that fuels McCall’s sense of justice and makes him right wrongs, help people and teach bullies a lesson. THE EQUALIZER 2 takes its time to get to the main story about avenging Susan’s murder.

So, McCall springs into action to find her killers. Susan is murdered overseas while investigating the faked suicide of a Belgium spy she handled. She even comes to visit him when she’s occasionally in town. Only one of his spy friends from that time, a woman named Susan, knows he’s still alive. McCall left the Special Forces military and faked his death after his wife died. THE EQUALIZER 2 finds Boston’s avenging angel, Robert McCall, helping several people, including a teenager, a mother, a party girl, and a Holocaust survivor.

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