Finished at lunchtime today so I thought I'd catch a movie at the local Odeon. This one has no connection to the TV series of the same name. Edward Woodward didn't make a cameo appearance (he is dead after all) and neither did the excellent Steve Copeland theme tune (unfortunately).
A brief synopsis goes thus... Denzel Washington plays Robert McCall, an everyday man working at a U.S. version of B&Q and spending his evenings alone in a 24 hour Cafe reading. It's here he bumps into Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young prostitute under the control of Russian gangsters. When she's violently beaten up for assaulting a client, McCall approaches the gang and offers to buy Teri's freedom.. Needles to say they don't accept his offer and it all kicks off.. (as it does).
If you haven't already figured it out by now it becomes apparent that McCall hasn't always worked at B&Q (unless he's had some advanced training in dealing with customer complaints!?)..
I'll come straight out with it... I liked it. Its slow and brooding... Which I'm a fan of. The action is visceral and brutal in places.. Denzels good as always, plus the head henchman is pretty intimidating too..
Overall easily a **** movie.
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