@@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
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.
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_* ?
The way Denzel's eyes are pure black in this scene like a shark is so powerful. Sizing up his prey. Doesn't even raise his voice but projects pure fear. Probably the best actor in this day and age by far ! Masterful acting !
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
Denzel’s delivery is so exquisitely powerful. Intense. Calculated. You hang on every word. His gaze hypnotic, his body language revealing a calm mixed with rage. Really a masterpiece. Marton is excellent, too, without a doubt.
@@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".
I just realized what the implications of that last line are. Nikolai asks "what do you see when you look at me?" and McCall tells him his own life's story in response. The hidden conversation in this is "do you know who you're dealing with?" and the response is "yes, I've done my research." At the end, McCall gives Nikolai time to make his choice, leaving a phone number with which to contact him when he's ready. It's already fairly clear Nikolai isn't about to take McCall's "offer" seriously, and so that's why McCall turns Nikolai's own question back on him: "what do you see when you look at me?" He's asking him "do _you_ know who you're dealing with?" with the implication that if Nikolai really _does_ know, he should take McCall's "offer" far more seriously. That's brilliant screenwriting right there.
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.
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
@@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
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.
This scene is the purest definition of "Beware the fury of a patient man" Robert has the kindness to give Teddy one final chance to do the right thing while simultaneously indirectly threating him. Brilliant exchange.
This scene is about 5 seconds too short. Martin Csokas' facial expression to that final question is absolutely golden. His face turns from a smirk, to a look of near concern as Denzel walks away, grade A acting, and writing.
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.
By telling Teddy information about Teddy's life, McCall is letting him know that he is a man with serious connections and information, and thus someone to be taken very seriously. The fact that he also quietly disposed of Teddy's main muscle in a a restaurant in about 15 seconds should probably have driven the point home.
@@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
@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.
“I've done some bad things in my life, Nicolai. Things I'm not proud of. 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.” My favorite line.
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
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.
The part where McCall speaks in Russian.. you can see in Nicolai's face.. the realisation that he's got involved with the wrong person. Someone even more deadly and connected than he is. Mastery from both actors
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 - 👍!.
Everybody talks about Denzel. He’s amazing that’s a given. But this other guy is extraordinary too. Whew, what a great villian. His face, his body language, the portrayal of total apathy. Yea he’s great.
Denzel told him the story of his younger childhood, to let him know, that he KNOWS about him, yet the Russian knows NOTHING about Denzel, even with all his connections. Great Scene
@@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
@@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.
A lot of people don't see the importance of this scene. The "sit down" of 2 deadly men sizing each other up. The subtle facial ticks during the conversation are priceless. Both actors played this scene perfectly.
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.
The more I watch this movie. The more this becomes the best scene….the acting, the body language. The confidence of Nikolai slowly being taken away by Robert….wearing all black staring at him with his black eyes….revealing his life story but remaining a mystery…then he drops the line in Russian…solidifying that you are messing with a killer and I haven’t even really got started. Robert is in zero fear of Nikolai and now he’s letting him know that it’s over….and Nikolai still wondering…..who the hell is this guy…. That’s Bobby McCall, former pip
Marton Csokas gave us one of the greatest villains action cinema has produced and he doesn’t get enough credit for it. Yes Denzel is awesome but that only can work if the person opposite him on just as on point. It’s why the first film is so much better than the other two.
When two actors draw you in the scene, to the point, where you're not even breathing anymore because you're so caught up in the moment, you know they're the best actors.
Freaking love these scenes where everyone is polite as heck and talks like a gentleman, even when discussing serious matters with mortal enemies. Scene like this, or scene between Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias. Such classy way of movie making.
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
2:55 Csokas's acting here is legendary. You see Teddy trying to keep his expression, especially his eyes, steady but the armor is crumbling as McCall tells the story going right for his figurative jugular. He manages to keep his mouth steady save for a twitch but you see him screaming inside through his eyes.
@@enricohocho 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".
Nikolai assumed that when McCall or anyone looks at him they can see 'Nothing' But when he takes his name "Nikolai" , that unsettled smile on Nikolai's face showed the 12yr boy getting exposed.
@@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.
It is easy to be an uncontrolled monster and evil. But a man that can look his monster in the face and stay calm and good. That is a man to fear above all others.
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.
@@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* ?
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.
You wouldn't expect an action movie to have awesome dialogue like this but it does. Whoever cast Denzel should get an award and the Russian is good too.
"Done some bad things in my life, Nikolai. Things I'm not proud of. I promised someone that I loved very much that I would never go back to being that person. But for you, I'm gonna make an exception." Hairs on the back of my neck stood at attention
the line "what do you see when you look at me" is basically an underlining of "what do you know about me, or how much do you know about me" Danzel answered him with his life story yet he could not answer when asked the same question. 10/10 writing.
Csokas is a brilliant actor so underrated, his smirk is in this scene is pure “ Poker Face” , the seething in his eyes is screaming loud “ who are you” , pure brilliance.
@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.
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.
This right here sums up Denzel’s character perfectly. It shows us he’s really dead inside and that makes him more freighting than the antagonist. Which is really rare to achieve in any film. Where the protagonist is more intimidating than the antagonist.
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.
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.....
The intense yet subtle power of this scene gets missed at first viewing to many. I didn't realize just how strong of a statement he makes. Denzel basically walks in, and tells this man he not only knows his name (he never gives it to him yet he knows) and proceeds to lay out his life story before him as if it were some fable. It shows him that he's messing with the wrong guy in such a powerful way that you may not realize at first unless you were the actual character sitting across from him here. To have a total stranger come up to you and lay out your life story, speak your language, and be that calm about it... Wow is that not terrifying to receive?
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.
This is my absolute favorite scene in this film. The two of them..like a slow motion pas de deux. They are both so terrifying yet neither EVER raises his voice. It is riveting.
At the 3:57 mark, nikoli replied, "thank you" and denzel then responded, "you're welcome". After all of their madness, they were still (in the end), polite. lol!
@@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.
"When you look at me, what do you see?" The smile, and subsequent look by McCall, is perfection. I don't need to look at you, and discern who you are. I'm about to tell you, exactly who you are. Masterful.
What I find beautiful about this dialogue is the abscence of foul language, screaming, low lifer intimidating tactics, just goosebumps and mesmerizing.
I came to watch a quick vid with action, and instead got sucked into Denzels monologue, and forgot about everything around me. Now that's a good scene.
@@justsomevids4541 tell us some of your quotes than? Shut your mouth, you're a nobody to correct anything . You're a perfect example of a bottle cap or a piece of lint. A thing to remove .
Such a powerful scene. The answer to Denzel’s line, “What do you see when you look at me?” Is EVERYTHING. Denzel expresses that it’s intense emotions toward something, such as fear, hate, vengefulness, are much scarier that not feeling anything at all.
I wouldn't say Nikolai was terrified; I would say it was slowly dawning on him that he was being outmaneuvered and outflanked by someone who could be even more coldly lethal than he was. "everything is wrong about this guy..."
@@dap777754 Maybe not terrified, but definitely scared. He can’t possibly back off without his bosses killing him. And now he knows he also can’t move forward without this running afoul of this unnamed ex-spook (“spook” in the sense of CIA agent, BTW) who knows everything about Nikolai’s background. He’s trapped and knows it
Just saw Equalizer 3. Honestly this villain seemed more close to Robert skill wise and Psychologically. Marton Csokas was brilliant in this role. Denzel pulls the whole trilogy with his great acting.
This film is a great example of what can be done with a crime/action/drama if you have the right ingredients--two high-caliber actors, in particular, plus a decent script, stylish direction and cinematography. Denzel Washington is at the top of his game in this role, particularly in the first film. But it helps to have a strong, complex villain for a film like this to be successful, and the actor playing this brutal but intelligent Russian thug is excellent. He and Denzel Washington make the dramatic tension in the movie work so well.
- “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...
"When you pray for the rain, you got to deal with the mud too" - priceless
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
A@@michaelmoore9518
@@Sakonimo nicely done
Everybody gangsta until Denzell starts monologuing.
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 think Denzel Might be one of the best, intense, believable actors to exist.
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!
The fact Denzel answered Nikolai's simple question without a straight answer with a story of possibly the guy's own childhood is fantastic writing.
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.
“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too” true
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
“When you pray for the rain, you got to deal with the mud too” Love this line
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?
The way Denzel's eyes are pure black in this scene like a shark is so powerful. Sizing up his prey. Doesn't even raise his voice but projects pure fear. Probably the best actor in this day and age by far ! Masterful acting !
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
Denzel is the only actor i look up for on RUclips just to see his scenes cause thats how impressive his acting skillz are
Me too 👍🏻👍🏻
Denzel’s delivery is so exquisitely powerful. Intense. Calculated. You hang on every word. His gaze hypnotic, his body language revealing a calm mixed with rage. Really a masterpiece. Marton is excellent, too, without a doubt.
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
I just realized what the implications of that last line are. Nikolai asks "what do you see when you look at me?" and McCall tells him his own life's story in response. The hidden conversation in this is "do you know who you're dealing with?" and the response is "yes, I've done my research."
At the end, McCall gives Nikolai time to make his choice, leaving a phone number with which to contact him when he's ready. It's already fairly clear Nikolai isn't about to take McCall's "offer" seriously, and so that's why McCall turns Nikolai's own question back on him: "what do you see when you look at me?" He's asking him "do _you_ know who you're dealing with?" with the implication that if Nikolai really _does_ know, he should take McCall's "offer" far more seriously.
That's brilliant screenwriting right there.
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.
When a villian realizes someone is crazier than he is.
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
😄😄😄👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Marton is such an underrated, or at the very least underutilized, actor, and it's a joy seeing two brilliant actors like these playing off each other.
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.
This scene is the purest definition of "Beware the fury of a patient man"
Robert has the kindness to give Teddy one final chance to do the right thing while simultaneously indirectly threating him. Brilliant exchange.
John Dryden, my man.
Wow!!
“But for you... I’m gonna make an exception..” gives me chills every time.
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.
This scene is about 5 seconds too short. Martin Csokas' facial expression to that final question is absolutely golden. His face turns from a smirk, to a look of near concern as Denzel walks away, grade A acting, and writing.
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.
His face shouts " who the hell is he?"
@The Program Nice analysis.
He just realized who he is!
@The Program absolutely 100% here. I noticed the drink was a shield. Perfectly put
By telling Teddy information about Teddy's life, McCall is letting him know that he is a man with serious connections and information, and thus someone to be taken very seriously. The fact that he also quietly disposed of Teddy's main muscle in a a restaurant in about 15 seconds should probably have driven the point home.
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
everybody talking about denzel which is great.
but marton csokas really did a good job as a villain
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
“I've done some bad things
in my life, Nicolai.
Things I'm not proud of.
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.”
My favorite line.
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.
The part where McCall speaks in Russian.. you can see in Nicolai's face.. the realisation that he's got involved with the wrong person. Someone even more deadly and connected than he is.
Mastery from both actors
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 😅
Everybody talks about Denzel. He’s amazing that’s a given. But this other guy is extraordinary too. Whew, what a great villian. His face, his body language, the portrayal of total apathy. Yea he’s great.
Denzel told him the story of his younger childhood, to let him know, that he KNOWS about him, yet the Russian knows NOTHING about Denzel, even with all his connections. Great Scene
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
These kinds of movies are only as good as the “bad guy”.
Maron Csokas does not disappoint in this film.
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.
Give some love to "Nikolai" too, great villain here. He makes Denzels acting much easier here
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.
The writing for this scene was amazing but the acting by both actors really drove it home. A very intense and memorable scene
True
This is how you properly make a conversation into a suspense scene that the audience can't turn away from.
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
A lot of people don't see the importance of this scene. The "sit down" of 2 deadly men sizing each other up. The subtle facial ticks during the conversation are priceless. Both actors played this scene perfectly.
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.
The more I watch this movie. The more this becomes the best scene….the acting, the body language. The confidence of Nikolai slowly being taken away by Robert….wearing all black staring at him with his black eyes….revealing his life story but remaining a mystery…then he drops the line in Russian…solidifying that you are messing with a killer and I haven’t even really got started. Robert is in zero fear of Nikolai and now he’s letting him know that it’s over….and Nikolai still wondering…..who the hell is this guy….
That’s Bobby McCall, former pip
You should check out the opening scene of Equaliser 2 in the train....equally brilliant
Only in movies remember that 🤣
Marton Csokas gave us one of the greatest villains action cinema has produced and he doesn’t get enough credit for it. Yes Denzel is awesome but that only can work if the person opposite him on just as on point. It’s why the first film is so much better than the other two.
Exactly 👍🏾
Agreed
When two actors draw you in the scene, to the point, where you're not even breathing anymore because you're so caught up in the moment, you know they're the best actors.
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.
"Brick by brick , dollar by dollar , body by body" - Equalizer
"Playa to playa , pimp to pimp" - Training Day
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
This is honestly one of my favourite movies of all time. This whole movie is full of scenes like this. Pure quality.
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
Freaking love these scenes where everyone is polite as heck and talks like a gentleman, even when discussing serious matters with mortal enemies. Scene like this, or scene between Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias. Such classy way of movie making.
Like with Sherlock Holmes and Prof Moriarty, the one with RDJ
Best fight seen in the movie, no bullets no punches, just intense yet controlled psychological warfare.
"Stop me if you know this one."
"No, no, carry on."
"Okay."
Love the tension here 😎
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.
When Denzel says: "What do you see when you look at me?"
The look on his face, his eyes,,, he could have won an academy just for this scenes ending.
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
2:55 Csokas's acting here is legendary. You see Teddy trying to keep his expression, especially his eyes, steady but the armor is crumbling as McCall tells the story going right for his figurative jugular. He manages to keep his mouth steady save for a twitch but you see him screaming inside through his eyes.
The bad guy looks like a russian version of Kevin Spacey.
dude u nailed it. so creative
@@enricohocho 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.
Nikolai assumed that when McCall or anyone looks at him they can see 'Nothing'
But when he takes his name "Nikolai" , that unsettled smile on Nikolai's face showed the 12yr boy getting exposed.
@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
It is easy to be an uncontrolled monster and evil. But a man that can look his monster in the face and stay calm and good. That is a man to fear above all others.
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!.
great scene, the dialogue is not complicated the acting is stellar. Nicolai’s slight smirk, perfect
Denzel deserves a Oscar for that damn scene alone..
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.
When Denzel asks whether they ever caught the killer, the look when the bad guy says: "Did they?" That look was priceless. Great acting by two pros.
acting in this scene was amazing
You wouldn't expect an action movie to have awesome dialogue like this but it does. Whoever cast Denzel should get an award and the Russian is good too.
yep! kudos to the script writer!
Russian guy is actually a kiwi actor from my country of NZ he killed this role!
🇳🇿 * not 🇷🇺
This film is good. But so is Heat Al palchino vs. de - Nero.
A performance for the ages. Nerve tingling and hair splitting sending chills down the spine. Denzel in legendary mode
Relax dude. It's just a movie.
@ronlacker326 yup, it's a movie, and we are discussing the performance of Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington, one of the very best actors of our time.
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.
"Done some bad things in my life, Nikolai. Things I'm not proud of. I promised someone that I loved very much that I would never go back to being that person. But for you, I'm gonna make an exception." Hairs on the back of my neck stood at attention
GOOSEBUMPS 🔥🔥💯
I wish I could see the hairs on your neck stand while we're alone
Easily one of the most badass scenes in any action movie. Watchman has a godly one too.
Nikolai actor really did an amazing job with facial expressions, looks like someone who pretends he is not scared/concerned but he definitely is
😂🤣😂
Marton Czokas
Marton Csokas is the actor. Always excellent.
Right
Two alphas in one room. Loved the intensity by these two actors!
Denzel Washington, one of the greatest actors of all time. He can play any part and sell it.
This is one of the coldest scenes in movie history.
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.
When the bad guy realizes there are higher levels of badassery😂
Yup
there is always someone better
🤣
When the good scares more than bad guy lol
@Andy Yep. It's the law of The Wild. 😏👉
"When you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too" This has never left my brain after first hearing it
When the good guy is scarier than the villain
@Noor Wachid All of us are.
Exactly.
@@OmniverseTheory Me too.
@@osamabinladen824 Hey, remember, we used to be buddies. :'(
@@OmniverseTheory Where?
the line "what do you see when you look at me" is basically an underlining of "what do you know about me, or how much do you know about me" Danzel answered him with his life story yet he could not answer when asked the same question.
10/10 writing.
his own life story*
Csokas is a brilliant actor so underrated, his smirk is in this scene is pure “ Poker Face” , the seething in his eyes is screaming loud “ who are you” , pure brilliance.
"Stop me if you know this one." ... "Oh no, carry on."... "Ok." HAHAHAHA!!! Classic!!!
@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.
This right here sums up Denzel’s character perfectly. It shows us he’s really dead inside and that makes him more freighting than the antagonist. Which is really rare to achieve in any film. Where the protagonist is more intimidating than the antagonist.
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.....
Imagine cameo:
The interior of the Continental Hotel.
Keanu meets Denzel.
"Robert!" nodding.
"Johnatan!" nodding.
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
"What do you see when you look at me?"...the delivery is pure Denzel
The intense yet subtle power of this scene gets missed at first viewing to many. I didn't realize just how strong of a statement he makes. Denzel basically walks in, and tells this man he not only knows his name (he never gives it to him yet he knows) and proceeds to lay out his life story before him as if it were some fable. It shows him that he's messing with the wrong guy in such a powerful way that you may not realize at first unless you were the actual character sitting across from him here. To have a total stranger come up to you and lay out your life story, speak your language, and be that calm about it... Wow is that not terrifying to receive?
💯💯💯
- “I’m giving you the opportunity to make yours”
- “Thank you”
-“You’re welcome”
🔥🔥🔥🔥🤣😂🤣😂🤣🔥🔥🔥🔥
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)
The Equalizer is one of the most underrated movies of all time. I don't get it, why don't people talk about this movie more?
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
This is my absolute favorite scene in this film. The two of them..like a slow motion pas de deux. They are both so terrifying yet neither EVER raises his voice. It is riveting.
At the 3:57 mark, nikoli replied, "thank you" and denzel then responded, "you're welcome". After all of their madness, they were still (in the end), polite. lol!
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 💯
He was literally telling the guy his own life story
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 writing - but especially Denzel's acting - is simply the best.
"When you look at me, what do you see?" The smile, and subsequent look by McCall, is perfection. I don't need to look at you, and discern who you are. I'm about to tell you, exactly who you are. Masterful.
I love scenes like this. No fighting, just a peaceful one-on-one conversation between the hero and the villain.
Even though they both hate each other, they both show respect.
Also known as 'the calm before the storm'.
“When you pray for rain you gotta deal with the mud too” deep line !!!! 💯
Hell yeah.....
Mud deep
"Thank you"..."You're welcome" LMAO
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.
What I find beautiful about this dialogue is the abscence of foul language, screaming, low lifer intimidating tactics, just goosebumps and mesmerizing.
"That's not much of an offer.
It's the only one you're gonna get."
Impecable!!!
Sounds like it was a stolen line (only slightly changed) from The Godfather II "My offer is this... NOTHING".
This good man loved him anyway...
So he decided not to find out!
The words in between are gold
I came to watch a quick vid with action, and instead got sucked into Denzels monologue, and forgot about everything around me.
Now that's a good scene.
Well said.
Acting at it's finest.. really no other words to describe it.
This was the best fight scene in the movie and it was all in the mind. Brilliant!
Brick by Brick, Dollar by Dollar.
Every time he says it I be imitating him, the napkin fold everything 😂😂
I've found you again 😑
I'd buy that for a dollar.
What did he mean when he asked what nikolai thought when he looks at mcall?
@@Sevan_UP nicolai didnt know anything about mcCall
"Sometimes the answers right in front of you." Denzel is the King.
This scene should be 10/10. Great acting by the two Denzel and Nikolai.
Two AMAZING actors going head to head. They literally have met each other's match. Great film.
The most chilling scene I have ever seen in my life.
"When you pray for rain you gotta deal with the mud too" - Truth
Has one of the most terrifying thousand-yard stares... It's quite the talent. Played the part brilliantly.
the way denzel delivers his lines in every movie he's in, freakin legendary!! my fave actor of all time!
This was a very well-written scene. Never seen this movie before, but now I will.
Did u enjoy?
"When you pray for rain you gotta deal with the mud too"
Denzel Washington.
it's his quote... , think before act :/
zohan Even though it fit the scene very well, it isn’t his quote.
"When you pray for rain you gotta deal with the mud too"
The Writers And Directors.
@@justsomevids4541 tell us some of your quotes than? Shut your mouth, you're a nobody to correct anything . You're a perfect example of a bottle cap or a piece of lint. A thing to remove .
Such a powerful scene.
The answer to Denzel’s line, “What do you see when you look at me?”
Is EVERYTHING.
Denzel expresses that it’s intense emotions toward something, such as fear, hate, vengefulness, are much scarier that not feeling anything at all.
Marton kills it in this scene. Pulls off a man trying to keep up a strong, smug face when he's actually terrified.
Exactly that's why he hit that glass again after he left Lol
I wouldn't say Nikolai was terrified; I would say it was slowly dawning on him that he was being outmaneuvered and outflanked by someone who could be even more coldly lethal than he was. "everything is wrong about this guy..."
@@dap777754 true he wasn t scared but he was starting to realise that denzil is cold fearless killer n not afraid of him
@@dap777754 Maybe not terrified, but definitely scared. He can’t possibly back off without his bosses killing him. And now he knows he also can’t move forward without this running afoul of this unnamed ex-spook (“spook” in the sense of CIA agent, BTW) who knows everything about Nikolai’s background. He’s trapped and knows it
I've watched this movie over 30 times. And this scene never gets old. Awesome scene!
You left the best part off, where he throws the broken glasses in his wine glass and walks off like a boss...
Cory true
I was waiting for that
I know, right?!! Plus the look on Nicolai's face??
ya,,u totally right man..
I agree .
Just saw Equalizer 3. Honestly this villain seemed more close to Robert skill wise and Psychologically. Marton Csokas was brilliant in this role. Denzel pulls the whole trilogy with his great acting.
This is the best equalizer. The way they try to checkmate each other with information before going for a final showdown is freaking amazing.
If the equalizer gives you a chance, just take it.
@David Ortiz just take it, still breathing means still more time for repent
“ He’s not coming back “ ,, Awesome 😎
Still to this day, hes still not coming back xD
"I promised someone i love very much that i would never go back to being that person... but for you i'm gonna make an exception.."
This film is a great example of what can be done with a crime/action/drama if you have the right ingredients--two high-caliber actors, in particular, plus a decent script, stylish direction and cinematography. Denzel Washington is at the top of his game in this role, particularly in the first film. But it helps to have a strong, complex villain for a film like this to be successful, and the actor playing this brutal but intelligent Russian thug is excellent. He and Denzel Washington make the dramatic tension in the movie work so well.
"I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me."
- “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.
Nikolai: When you look at me, what do you see?
Denzel: *A scared 12 year old boi*
That’s the summary!
Whewwwww..... YES!!!
I thoughts that waz exactly what he was gonna say
😂
Yup
"thank you" ...."you're welcome" ...sarcasm met by GREATER sarcasm lmaoo
Excellent writing and acting. Sometimes the villain needs to know to watch his back, and I’m glad it’s shown here.
This particular scene made this movie so special when two strongest mind testing each other's strength without having any fight. Wow!