Denzel Washington teams up director Antoine Fuqua (the 1st “Equalizer” & “Training Day”) for another hard-hitting action film (well, at least some of it). To dilute the action, they’ve tossed in a few elements of Washington’s Oscar-nominated “Fences” with a subplot about a talented neighborhood teen who’s headed for trouble. The main scenario involves finding the killers of some seemingly unrelated people (and it’s never clear what the motive was). There are some scenes that allow Washington to wreak violent havoc, but there’s plenty of heavy drama to let him show off his acting licks. This is combined with several unnecessary elements that just confuse the narrative. Overall, Washington fans will find plenty to like.
(3 / 5)