Review of The Equalizer 2

I saw "The Equalizer 2", starring Denzel Washington-The Magnificent Seven_2016, Man On Fire; Pedro Pascal-Kingsman:The Golden Circle, Game of Thrones_tv; Ashton Sanders-Moonlight, Straight Outta Compton and Orson Bean-Being John Malkovich, Innerspace. This is a sequel to the 2014 movie that is based on the 1980's tv series. It's also the first time that Denzel has done a sequel. Denzel returns as Robert McCall, the retired spy/assassin that now spends his days just helping ordinary people in need. He drives an Uber, where he meets most of his future clients. In the first movie, he had one person in particular that he wanted to help-Chloe Grace Moretz-from a life of prostitution. This time it's Ashton, a young kid in his apartment building, that is tempted to join a street gang and needs Denzel to put him on the right path. There is also some mercs that kill a good friend of Denzel's-Melissa Leo from the first movie-which is not a smart move, on the bad guys part. And, I'm not giving anything away here, it is shown in the trailers. FYI: Melissa and her husband, Bill Pullman, are the only original cast members making a return for this movie. Of course, Denzel has to give the bad guys some payback, teaching them that it's not a smart idea to mess with the Equalizer. Pedro plays Denzel's old partner, back when he worked for the government, and Orson is another side story person in need of help. There is not much new here-story wise-but it is still quite entertaining. The fights are brutal and most of them are hand to hand, with Denzel setting his watch to time himself, on those special occasions. He also uses knives a lot-I only recall him shooting a gun a few times. It's rated "R" for brutal violence, gore, language and drug use and has a running time of 2 hours & 1 minute. I really enjoyed it and would buy it on DVD.