Antoine Fuqua completes trilogy.
Denzel Washington - Robert McCall
Dakota Fleming - Emma Collins
Eugenio Mastrandrea - Gio Bonucci
David Denman - Frank Conroy
Remo Girone - Enzo Arisio
Andrea Scarduzio - Vincent Quaranta
Summary
Crime boss Lorenzo Vitale arrives at a secluded winery in Sicily to find Robert McCall has murdered most of his henchmen.
Despite being held at gunpoint, McCall carries out brutal business, obtaining a key to winery's vault to recoup cash stolen in a cyber-heist.
On leaving, he's shot by Vitale's young son and considers suicide, but instead takes the ferry back to the mainland.
After McCall is found unconscious inside his car by Gio Bonucci of the carabiniere, Dr. Enzo Arisio nurses him back to health.
On doing so, he reports a 'repackaging operation' anonymously to CIA officer Emma Collins.
Amidst all this, McCall grows fond of Naples and clashes with Camorra head honcho Vincent Quaranta, whose drug smuggling operation is funding bomb parts.
Pain compliance
As good, if not better than the original, gory violence is definitely upped from previous instalments.
Impressive climax of McCall infiltrating Vincent's house and stealthily picking off goons smacks of how Léon: The Professional begins.
To nit-pick, McCall's invincibility is never challenged and failing to include a kick ass fight before he kills Vincent felt like a missed opportunity.
There has been talk of de-aging Denzel for a prequel, but casting a different actor would be the more sensible option.
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