When we first meet him, he’s just fine being a regular ol’ guy, a friend, an employee, a diner patron. Robert becomes the Equalizer again reluctantly, it would seem. And he’s about to make Slavi an offer that the man really, really shouldn’t refuse. He can transform into a bear just woken, a wildfire just sparked.
He could make it quick or excruciating, using a gun or a knife or a hose or a blowtorch. But if things turn ugly, Robert knows he can be particularly persuasive when he wants to.īefore Home Mart, Robert killed for a living. He hopes the meeting will be just a simple business transaction. But in that moment, Robert decides to pay a visit to Slavi, her violent pimp. Next time Robert sees Teri, she’s in the hospital, her face looking like it’s been grated. He looks at Robert and, mistaking him for a John, says Teri’s “no good.” He has one of his henchmen give Robert a card-advertising Russian prostitutes-and tells him to give the number a jingle to get someone better. A man gets out, grabs Teri and hits her, forcing her into the vehicle. And they walk out of the diner together, just talking.Ī block or two away, an SUV pulls in front of them. “You can be anything you want to be,” Robert tells her. “You know what I really am,” she says, embarrassed. And in the space of a minute or two, without saying much of anything, she somehow spills out her hopelessness, her sorrow over what her life has been, what her life will always be. Then one dark evening, sporting a fresh bruise on her cheek, Teri sits down beside Robert at his normal table and hands him a CD-a collection of songs she’s recorded. She’d like to be a singer, and sugar can be murder on the vocal chords. She asks him about the book he’s reading he questions her eating habits. “Thought you were giving up on that refined sugar,” he chides Teri as she picks at a piece of pie. The only time Robert gets pushy is when the subject turns to diet. When he can’t sleep (which is every night), he heads on down to the local diner and reads, exchanging a friendly word or two with the other night owls. He’s been training Ralphie, a fellow Home Mart employee, to lose a little weight so the guy can apply for a security guard position. He works at a Boston Home Mart, cutting plywood and helping customers. In fact, he seems like a really good guy. Oh, he’s pleasant enough when you haven’t crossed him. This is one guy you wouldn’t want to accidentally cut off on the freeway. "Oh, and don't forget those PayDays," he adds.It’s a good thing Robert McCall takes the bus. "I'll meet you at a discreet place under a bridge. And he wants to make clear that he's available for equalizing services for the downtrodden. In the meantime, Washington is playing to rave reviews on Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun. "The audience will decide that," says Washington.
It also gives Washington, nominated for an Oscar for 2012's Flight, a shot at a potential action franchise similar to Neeson's Taken. For Washington, the film allows him to play a relatable, middle-age action hero, a category that respected actors such as Liam Neeson have dominated. The Equalizer concept still works in 2014 since "people still want humble heroes," says Fuqua. You'll never open a bottle of wine the same way again." You'd be surprised what he can do with a corkscrew. "His hand-to-hand work is pretty nasty when the monster comes out," says Fuqua. But he is pulled back to help a young girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) deal with some nasty people.įuqua even was restrained in his use of guns in the film for fear that would detract from Washington's physical performance. He goes so far as to fake his own death to get out of the business. If it's turned against you, you're going to be in a bad place." "There's a sustained intensity even in casual mode, like a panther. "There's a switch that (Washington) turns on and that's just scary," says director Antoine Fuqua. As this generation's Robert McCall in The Equalizer movie, Washington can instantly bring the heat when he turns vigilante for the helpless.
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"There were candy bars I had forgotten about - Nestlé Crunch, even (Hershey's) PayDays."īut Washington brought more than his sweet tooth to filming his version of the classic 1980s TV show that starred British actor Edward Woodward. "They decked out this store (on set) like it was a regular Kmart, including the candy bars at the register," says Washington of the set of The Equalizer, due out Sept. Denzel Washington found there are certain perks to playing a retired government operative trying to live a humble life as a home-store employee.
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