Ranking August 2018's Movies From Worst To Best

14. The Equalizer 2

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 51% (5.6/10)

Box Office: The $62 million Denzel Washington sequel is about to pass the $150 million mark at the time of press, making it a modest success, though likely to fall short of the original's $192.3 million price tag.

It's probably not quite successful enough to warrant a threequel, though ultimately Washington's enthusiasm (or lack thereof) will likely be the deciding factor.

Verdict: Though grossly overlong and padded out with at least two subplots too many, The Equalizer 2 is girded by Denzel Washington's magnificently compelling performance, accompanied by an unexpectedly poignant narrative.

The big reveal is comically predictable, but thanks to electric action sequences and an uncommonly humanistic tone for the genre, this is a sequel that's better than it probably should be.