Robert McCall departs the United States and after an unfortunate incident, he arrives in Altamonte, Italy. There he finds some solace and friendship until the Italian mafia make way into his life — and those of his friends.

Cast

Denzel Washington stars as Robert McCall, a retired U.S. Marine and DIA officer. He has starred in the previous installments of this franchise, The Equalizer. Dakota Fanning stars as CIA officer Emma Collins. And the two mafia members of note are Andrea Scarduzio as Vincent Quaranta and Andrea Dodero as Marco Quaranta. Andrea Scarduzio recently starred in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I. Andrea Dodero recently starred in The Good Mothers, a television series.

Plot

Robert McCall comes into a secluded winery and kills Lorenzo Vitale and his henchmen. Inside the winery, he finds drugs and cash tied to mafia and Syrians. He informs CIA officer, Emma Collins, about the drugs and cash whereby Emma Collins finds and secures the drugs and cash. Throughout the movie, Robert McCall informs Emma Collins of his findings in the town. Ultimately, he confronts Vincent Quaranta in his compound and kills him.

Review

If this is indeed the final installment, this was the most lackluster of the trilogy. There was no inventiveness or sense of urgency in Robert McCall’s killings unlike the previous two films. The flashbacks were time killers if nothing else. Dakota Fanning played her role, but her role as a CIA officer/desk jockey was overall mediocre in the whole scheme of the movie. If they had written her as a highly competent and skilled CIA officer working with McCall, it would have been a much more interesting film.

True, the cinematography was quite good. But having excellent cinematography does not make a great film.

Much of the film is spoken in Italian which I didn’t personally mind, but I can see others finding it annoying reading subtitles through much of the film.

Verdict (Out of 10)

Compared to the previous two films, this third installment was lackluster and underwhelming. The plot — and McCall’s killings — were overall very derivative. The movie gets a 7 out of 10. Not a terrible film but watchable.