The Equalizer (2014) - Brick by Brick Scene (8/10) | Movieclips 

or checking his watch

Me, an intellectual: releases a grenade under a table while he is monologuing

@@blackstardragon_ What do you do next?

@@blackstardragon_ he already put one in your seat

@@camlucas4623 dam

I use this line day by day dollar by dollar when I have to work at my amazing job lol

I use it when my boss expects more out of me when but don't wanna give me a raise.

I said that to my fiancée, then she dumped me

nah he answered. he saw a scared little boiiii

@@user-tz9jh6pv2j scared little boi, who is very scared that he will do anything including violence and get rid one last inch of his humanity side to wrap his fear

Oh the story was about him. He did his homework.

Psychology getting his mind

I was impressed just by the comparison of Bob giving the men a chance, but this is on a whole new level. He's telling Nikolai that his men made the same mistake he did way back and now they're dead for it, and he's giving him the chance not to make that mistake again.

That clearly shows that any main antagonist/lead villain has to be as good as protagonist/good guy and this is casting at its best and when I'd seen it in the cinema, I was found Nicolai/Teddy frightening indeed and it gave Robert McCall a challenge : Antoine Fuqua deserves credit for a big screen adaptation of an 80's TV series and thanks to the success of this and equally good 2018 movie, a recently announced third episode is in the works - 👍!.

A movie scene that will become legendary.

That's the part that would've made me rethink being a villain lol

Nicola; life of psychopath....a born killer ...

That was not the best russian though 😅

Not gonna lie that was my graduation quote from high school 🤣

Wish he said flood instead of mud. Mud doesn't sound badass or threatening.

@@Pulang_Diwa it's not supposed to be badass it's just supposed to be a saying I mean its true because you gotta deal with mud it doesnt always flood

@@Pulang_Diwa it doesn’t always flood when it rains though.

@@SushiBurritoPapi let it go

Its not that you know the Russian is the boy in the story right. He asks what do see when you look at me? So Denzel tells him his life story saying he's a scared little boy

@@aaronscott4984 You think the boy in the story is Denzel Washington? Good theory

@@aaronscott4984 good shout.

@@williamplante6734 No Denzel isn't the boy in the story the Russian is. Listen to it again. I wasn't clear in my sentence. The Russian ask what do you see when you see me? So Denzel tells the Russian HIS life Story letting the Russian know that Denzel knows who he is and that he thinks he's nothing but a scared little boy. That uses violence to cover up his fear

😄😄😄👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Is it actually his childhood? I’ve always thought it could be but it’s never confirmed

@@Stuey1221 It is

@@Stuey1221 when he says you think you know me thats your confirmation.

@@chuchurasai4623 good point

@@Stuey1221 he also said to him did they ever catch who did it ..teddy replied did they ? Mcall says sometimes there looking in the wrong place sometimes the answers right in front of you

Derrick Berry he’s literally the goat of the movie industry’s. He’s just something else not like others

My absolute favorite actor of all time. Period.

Both are good actors.

He's a fantastic actor and actually has a brain. Rare

One of the best and he is not woke with political BS!

dude u nailed it. so creative

@@smokill91 Haha thanks. I rewatched this movie the other day with my family and I was like "Didn't know Spacey had russian brother. I hope he doesn't look like Spacey in behaviour".

LMAO

I was thinking it was Kevin spacey talking in Russian 😅

He sure does.

You should check out the opening scene of Equaliser 2 in the train....equally brilliant

Only in movies remember that 🤣

Me too 👍🏻👍🏻

That's a damn good analysis 👌.

Thanks. I like your analysis. I always wondered the meaning of "what do you see when you look at me" in this scene and i never got it. Thanks to you i now have a clear idea.

Great analysis

Also he answer his question with nikolai childhood story and implying he only see nikolai as a scared little boy

OneBiasedOpinion - you must be a screenwriter, that was excellent.

Thien Luu I think this quote applys to life

Great quote, lifted from Mary Engelbreit. Perfectly written into this scene.

4:17 _I promised someone that I love very much that I would never go back to being_ *_that person._* _But for you, I'm gonna make an_ *_exception._* _You asked me what I saw when I looked at_ *_you._* _What do you see when you look at_ *_me_* ?

Absolutely

Is that a 'MudBound' reference?

lol I was so sure it was Kevin Spacey

It's Marton's acting in this piece which fascinates me so much more than Denzel's. McCall is basically just a fantasy-fulfilment persona, fun to watch but not intrinsically interesting. But Teddy has all these layers. That gleam of polish and self-assurance. The visible outline of calculated, sociopathic brutality lurking just beneath. But then the way he begins to show that that too is just a mask, and what you glimpse underneath is the wreckage of a profoundly damaged and malformed psyche. Teddy's a monster, but he's still a more convincing human than McCall.

True

Yes a positive character is never great without a negative role. BTW the best acting was done by Health Ledger as Joker in negative role Period !

Oh yes he did!!

@Buka1 _ Jeez bro that wasn't necessary. Just take the statement at face value. We ALL know Denzil is great; has always been. Understand however that to have this scene be epic as it is you can't deny the acting chops of the antagonist i.e. Marton Csokas. There is little mention of him in these comments; so if someone mentioned it... acknowledge and move on.

@Buka1 _ "black people never get recognition even though Denzel is a highly acclaimed actor waaaaaah!"

Oscar and decades of blockbusters make Denzel a superstar. Who you talking bout. Lol

Excellent scene

I never picked up on that part. Thank you for clarifying.

So what you're saying is the boy who killed his foster parents is this Russian guy??

@@Ruatsanga13 yes

@@Ruatsanga13 Exactly! And Denzel describe what kind of mentality a boy has who would do that to a man who took him in. Then Nicolai tells him "You think you know me!?" since it seems only Denzel pieced together that Nicolai was the boy from this unsolved murder years ago

Exactly 👍🏾

Agreed

That’s the summary!

Whewwwww..... YES!!!

I thoughts that waz exactly what he was gonna say

😂

Yup

Wafflefries85 haha damn bro

hahaha damn yeah

I'm gonna kill all of u only problem with it Is i can I only do it once equalizer 2

lol ORRRRR "INCH BY INCH...PLAY BY PLAY."

Jonh wick vs Mr mcKull

Super true man, they have to juxtapose off each other and they do it so well

The way he reacts to the story while Denzel just stays emotionless is priceless.

@@forickgrimaldus8301 he didn’t really react he barely even laughed

@@HERIT4GE he acts as if he is emotionless but if you look carefully, you can see him go from concern to fear and to anger when Denzel talks. He is also quite stiff when talking to Denzel who is just relaxed impling he was intimidated by Denzel. Props to the actor playing the Russian here as his facial reactions are a bit too subtle to notice but still managed to pull it off.

@@HERIT4GE oh and he hides his fear by drinking wine so that Denzel can't notice his expression.

Swamp Jammer that was the very best line in the entire movie 🍿 it is DRIPPING with testosterone and pure evil 💀💀💀 almost like 2 demons 💥💥 looking at each other . It was like honest. And pure

Love it

Now this story that he talks about of the little boy who killed his adoptive father is interesting because I think Mr. McCall is actually talking about his own childhood simply by the fact that 1 he can speak Russian and to he makes a very off hand reference about someone he loves very dearly and that he would never go back to being that person.

I say this to someone I have beef with. I'm always saying this line.

@@james-ud9lp he was talking about nikolai...the person he loved very much and promised that he will never go back being that person is hes wife.

Yeah honestly when he says what do you see when you look at me, the look he gave is cold af. Eyes black as a shark and absolutely no emotion. Looks like the dam devil and I think he scared Nikolai in that moment

@@el34glo59 Not the devil, God.

sry but your first 2 sentences makes me want to tell you to jst nut already xDD

Not as black as when before he shot Nikolai on his jugular with a nail. Man had no emotion. Soulless. Terrifying.

Denzel Washington is the greatest of all time literally

Like with Sherlock Holmes and Prof Moriarty, the one with RDJ

i feel it

Reminds me of Thanos lol

@@Tennischamp450 hahaha i never thought of that, but you are correct sir! 😂

Love it

​@@Tennischamp450 Thanos is comic book Villanova created by cgi.. Denzel is real.

Well it's also the way Denzel's eyes shift to killer mode for a second, that even after all the tough talk he still had another gear then he flipped the final insult pushing the dead guys glasses in Teddy's drink.

The actor and director had a very narrow line to walk here. If Teddy's expressions had been too overt, then he's no longer believable as a dangerous, sociopathic russian mobster. If his expressions had been too blank, then the scene loses the emotional payoff and you're left wondering whether or not the boy in McCall's story really was Teddy. Marton chose to play his character not showing much, but visibly trying to avoid showing his emotional reaction, which tells you that there was one. The director kept using those very, very close shots of Teddy's face. He was inviting you to try to read Teddy's expressions, which kept you watching for them and knowing they were there. It took me several re-watches to notice this, but watch the brandy snifter. Teddy uses it to hide his facial expressions when his control starts to slip. Early on, when he realized the story McCall was telling, he started to lift the glass to his face but then McCall said "stop me if you've heard this one" and Teddy visibly stopped himself from shielding himself with the glass (probably realizing it's such a tell) and instead calmly asked McCall to continue. Then, at 2:13, as McCall talks about the murder of the adoptive father, it's too much and Teddy raises his glass again and takes a long sip. He's acting casual and deadpan, but it's really a defensive move, he's hiding his face behind the brandy snifter so McCall won't see his reaction. I think they realized that the viewer didn't need to see what expression Teddy was hiding. If you see that he's hiding his reaction, then you know that he's reacting to McCall's story. At that point, if you see he's having a reaction strong enough that he's losing his poker face, then you don't need to see the reaction itself to have a pretty good idea of what he's feeling and why. Kudos to the director for not hitting us over the head with all this. Even if you don't reason the whole thing out in so many words (I didn't), you don't need to to get the general sense that McCall's got Teddy rattled.

His face shouts " who the hell is he?"

@@theprogram863 Nice analysis.

He just realized who he is!

Relax dude. It's just a movie.

@ronlacker326 yup, it's a movie, and we are discussing the performance of Denzel Washington

See his face change at 1:24? It's very slight....and damn good acting.

You could’ve heard it in his voice like he was shocked but yet amused but the fact of him knowing it and how Denzel delivered was like I know you the real you amazing movie scene

@@asherriley4882 I notice this too he realizes from the get go McCall was telling him his story

@@asherriley4882 oh wait the one I'm thinking of is at 1:09

Indeed, Indeed Lake. Just saw the flick the other day - this Marton dude is baddass in this film.

Opening scene of inglourious Bastards

AMEN

So true

@@omarmohamed8475 This scene comes second only to the Diner scene in Heat between Pacino and DeNiro (first meeting since The Godfather)

@@Frk_X this scene and the scene you mentioned are top tier acting skills. Ultra talented actors in both.

John Dryden, my man.

Wow!!

@Noor Wachid All of us are.

Exactly.

@@ChristianProtossDragoon Me too.

@@osamabinladen824 Hey, remember, we used to be buddies. :'(

@@ChristianProtossDragoon Where?

Yup

there is always someone better

🤣

When the good scares more than bad guy lol

@Andy Yep. It's the law of The Wild. 😏👉

The ideal audition for a 007 villain!.

Which is why the second film is pants

But he couldn't beat Jason Bourne (kitchen fight).

@@jerrytaylor4078 Martin Csokas would kill 007 .

+todd goslin Wrong. The Director is the key. Great actors can still look not so great if the Director is not spot-on.

wldennis1 without question! Facts!

Soo many great scenes in this movie.

It's all about the Cold War............isn't it!!!!!!!!

wldennis1 I think it’s about time to give a hoorah to the screenwriter.

Yes. But aint got nothing on Al Pachino sitting across Robert DeNiro in a diner.

this is one of the top 20 best movie scenes of all time.

@@tomscott3 -- Swear down! Like Yaron said, for Denzel to come face to face with the villain in the most intense, intelligent, controlled ,yet soft, charming and calming way WAS DAMN SCARY & FANTASTIC. Both actors deserve awards for that scene.

And not everyone agrees. I see the acting by "the bad guy" as superior: intelligent, forthright, and restrained. I often feel that Denzel receives quite a bit more rave reviews than he has quite earned. I can see what he is shooting for. It's the best he can do, and is adequate for the scene. But does not really equate to "great acting".

Denzel is my favorite actor Awesome man

Your description is perfect

You don’t say?!

Wait so Nicholie was they boy in the story?

@@Stealcurtains64e yes

EJ Miller Yea. At 2:38 McCall asks if anyone was caught, Nikolai responds with a sarcastic “did they?” which pretty much confirms it

@@Stealcurtains64e -- Of course. Nikolai thought he was this inscrutable X factor, completely impervious to any sort of analysis. Bob told him the story not just to let Nikolai know that he was aware of his identity, but to let him know he could see right through him, that he was easy to read. And he did it to answer Nikolai's question in the coldest way possible. "What do you see when you look at me?" "A scared little boy." That's what the story is about. It's Bob looking at Nikolai and telling him what he sees under the surface-- even underneath the monster Nikolai is to everyone else-- is nothing more than an abused, scared little boy.

The only actor in Hollywood from that time to the next twenty years that could have pulled off this scene .... amazing

even the way he positions his jaw is master class

Deontae Grant Samuel L Jackson Morgan Freeman Al Pacino Robert Deniro

When he spoke to him in Russian his heart dropped!!!!!!! He knew he was dealing with a Master Killer!!!!!!

Deontae Grant facts

It's corny.

It’s too cerebral for most people. Even though there are plenty of action sequences the tone and tenor are much more steeped in moral dilemma which audiences would rather not invest in.

Because they love Marvel Movies!

Yeah it's pretty good. Denzel killed it.

Sharath SH Please explain how it’s corny

That would be a good team up

No exclamation points...just periods.

That would be the dream team. Maybe for Equalizer 3

Or just Don John and Don Pedro. Anyone?

Those 2 would massacre an entire country

You got that right 🤙🏽

Super NinjaX1 OSCAR lol...

Was Robert talking about Nikolai's past?

@@Dflowen Yeah, it's pretty much implied that he is. Nikolai does say, "You think you know me."

Nicolai was afraid. That's why he was smirking. Thats what Denzel sees. But if you look at Denzel....nothing,death. That is what Nicolai sees. The other is the level of intelligence exposed. In the conversation Denzel shows he is both smarter and wiser. Everything out of Nicolai mouth was based on holding in emotion even though he said he had none,he was playing it off and Denzel saw right through him.

I couldn't agree more

hes got plenty

@@gorillachilla What does that have to do with what Woody Bostic said? Do you know that Kathryn Hepburn had 4 Oscars and Betty Davis, Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep have 3 each? So if Denzel Washington deserves an Oscar, you're saying that he shouldn't get it because he already *has plenty* ?

He really does. Best actor ever imo

But does he really? I wonder: Is it Denzels acting or the written dialog? I guess, the unemotional expression-less acting is part of the role, but it's also "easy". Now compare that to Heath Ledger's Joker performance.

Why wre you everywhere I go?

@@wingman4208 and the same applies to u for me

It's a well made movie.

I love this scene

@Ryan Switzer nikolai was the boy from the story. lol he killed the man and his wife and nobody knew it but Denzel. who basically said i know its you.

I think the realization that McCall knew who he was intimidated Teddy even more than all the shopwrecking McCall had done up until that point

@@jeremiahgreenwood4958 It was also him saying that he fully knew the history of Nikolai but was making his choice anyway. He was then throwing it back at Nikolai by pointing out that Nikolai *doesn't* actually know who he is facing but wants to just label him as "weak" anyway. It was meant to unsettle Nikolai, and it clearly succeeded.

He got busted 😂😂

Excellent exchange

That's so true

Total awesomeness 100%

Precisely. A man's inner monster, once awakened, is absolutely deadly, and principles are invincible. If you can master and combine these things you will be one of the most formidable and powerful people in existence. Even if nobody ever knows it. And it is righteous power.

@@nevertethered6386 : 👍👍👍👍👍👍!.

@Keegan Caldarello : No argument there!.

Gentleman gansters

@@Raymanujan that would be a cool title to a movie.

"I'm being a gentleman about it.. for the moment" -Marlo (the Wire)

@sean K I think he's referring to how Teddy already knows the story Denzel is telling (because the boy he's talking about is Teddy himself) but decides to hear it anyway.

@@nacs , I agree . One of my favorite scenes in the movie.

@@nacs And it continues as the scene goes on (e.g. "sometimes the answer's right in front of you", etc.)

I think the story is not only a way to say that the little boy grew up to become Teddy but to attack Teddy psychologically. Teddy says that “You think you know me” McCall does know him. McCall is still a mystery in this film. Teddy pretty much has been singled out. That’s why this scene is interesting. It shows one side knows more than the other and that’s an advantage when it comes to the final confrontation.

nacs Its also showing Teddy that he aint dealing with no ordinary individual and he has met his equal meaning someone who knows about him as well.

That is my favorite movie moment of all time. I don’t know why. But when he says « I’m gonna make an exception » all the hair on my body stands up and I feel a rush of blood in my face. It’s pure violence.

And this scene is very good.

Because of this movie, I've wanted to "Equalize" a grocery run. I haven't pulled it off yet....

Laurence A 😂

Stig Hansen that’s a stretch, but it’s your opinion.

Best movie ever the Sequal was amazing

Denzel great in any 🎥

When you pray for rain you have to deal with the mud too.

One of the best, heck he is the best!!!!!

Of all time*

@Nathan Thompson please explain, Malcolm X was nothing like this or Training Day, Fences, Book of Eli, or Magnificent seven. He is very diverse.

😂🤣😂

Marton Czokas

Marton Csokas is the actor. Always excellent.

Right

- “Last time I checked you were locked in here with me, and I’m the one with the gun!” - “No, Mr. Sanders. You are locked in here with me, and you’ve just brought me mine.” Wait... wrong movie...

Best movie scene ever

@@mr.makedonija2627 Excellent scene

@@gdc6153 u know whats crazy. I just watched the watchmen today lol

Loved that scene in Watchmen. And I especially, loved him as Guerrero in the Hard Target series.

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@@00_187 no

Don’t forget Man On Fire and Fences

2 fuckn psycho assassins being polite lmao you gotta love it.

Even made an exception of a promise just for him. What a kind gentleman.

acting in this scene was amazing

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM!!!!

Yes definitely

@@WillRobinsonDanger yes you are right

The combination of two is just fantastic

yep! kudos to the script writer!

Russian guy is actually a kiwi actor from my country of NZ he killed this role!

🇳🇿 * not 🇷🇺

Brilliant directing, too! The writing/acting was good but a lot of what made this scene was the director knowing how to present it to the audience. Lots of little details, for example, the close shots of Teddy's face (inviting the viewer to try to read his expressions, which delivered a boatload of subtext). Watch Teddy use the brandy snifter at key moments to hide his face during McCall's story. He didn't beat you over the head with it, but there was a strong emotional undercurrent going alongside Denzel's monologue. The Marton Czokas was the real win in terms of casting. Denzel Washington is one of the great film actors of all time, but as a casting decision, that means it's kind of a no brainer that you want him starring in your film. He was brilliant here, too. Czokas has been around the block but I don't think anybody anticipated that he would be quite this good. THAT was brilliant casting, seeing something in him that we hadn't seen and didn't anticipate.

This film is good. But so is Heat Al palchino vs. de - Nero.

@David Ortiz just take it, still breathing means still more time for repent

I LOVE THIS SCENE so much, but I've got 2 better scenes for ya: 1. The lengthy court scene in A FEW GOOD MEN- go watch it and be blown away 2. Luca Changgretta meets Tommy Shelby in his office which is very similar to this scene. These are 3 of my favourite cinematic scenes ever. Just absolutely brilliant acting all round.

@@OkA-007 Great choices, the way Jack Nicholson screams "You can't handle the truth" ah man, classic cinema that was. But I got once scene that I think tops everything, introduction of Hans Landa and him interrogating LaPadite. That was something else, the one the only Christoph Waltz.

@@nuclearnadal4601 - Nice. I'd check that out, as I've not seen it yet. Thanks !

his own life story*

Stoicism

professional killers,yet very respected? Lol ..The thank you and you're welcome is very professional when spoken.. Great scene.

Professionalism

Nah man that was Nokili's ultimate sarcasm met with McCalls rebuttal of even deeper sarcasm lol

Putting the glasses down, he's not coming Back 💯

Some monsters do all that they can do be good, upstanding people. It's only when you give one a purpose to fight, motivation and drive, the will to do harm or to give 100% commitment to something.. you find the monster.

That's how Batman do it. Not the Batman in the justice league movie that's trash

very good, antagonist didn't realize that fact

He's a sociopath, all his ultimatums are just an excuse to justify murdering these people.

organicsuperman thats not called dead inside thats called cold heart killer instinct...he is an assasin and he controls hes emotions realy well.....he is everything but not dead inside buddy.....

Hell yeah.........

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