When we were waiting for the movie to begin, Brian asked "wouldn't it be cool to see a movie where the trailers were the worst part?" Because so many times, the trailers pick up all the good parts of the movie and there's nothing left.
Well, guess what? He got his wish. The movie was WAY better than you'd get from the trailers.
Bob (Denzel Washington) is a quiet guy, personable, helpful, doesn't seem to have much of a life outside of work and the people he deals with on a day to day basis. He works at a Home Depot/Lowe's type of store, lives alone and has insomnia. He has a little diner he goes to when he can't sleep and he reads his books and he has ongoing conversations with the fellow diners.
A quiet man, a quiet life.
Until one of the late night diners answers her phone and tells the person on the other side, she doesn't want to go with this guy. See, she's a prostitute, the guy on the other end was her pimp. They spoke Russian. She leaves the diner and gets into a limo outside with the pig of a man who is paying for her services. Bob watches from his regular seat by the window.
Then one of the cashiers at his day job gets robbed and the thug wants her ring, the one that belonged to her mother.
We begin to see that Bob isn't as laid back as it seems.
Bob has a "before" life. And it was a well trained life. Bob doesn't carry a weapon, but he's very aware of his surroundings. And you'll cringe. And you'll cheer. And you'll never look at Home Depot the same. I shouldn't say much more, I don't want to spoil the surprises. But they're all good.
Despite all of the violence (none of it gratuitous, these guys had it coming!) it was a great movie, a fun movie. A very fun movie.
Rarely do I see so many smiles when we leave the theater, but this time? Yeah, there were a lot of happy people.
Check it out. See it on the big screen. You won't regret it.
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