Battle in the Rain: The film achieves this trope indoors with a battle under fire sprinklers.McCall kills Pushkin by counting on the fact that he would walk over to the flooding sink in his bare feet just in time for the exposed cable to electrify the pool beneath it.McCall's plan to take down an entire money-counting house holding what looks like tens of millions of dollars requires that every one of the armed thugs in the place is so loyal to the managing thug that they'll lay down their weapons and submit to being tied up rather than risk their manager getting killed.Bald of Evil: The man that fights Robert in the climax is a bald man with a rather thick Beard of Evil.Bald Head of Toughness: Robert is seen shaving his hair at the beginning of the movie and spends the entirety of it completely bald.Badass in a Nice Suit: Nicolai wears a very fine suit throughout the movie.Badass Bookworm: Robert is seen working his way through the "Top 100 Books You Must Read" list.See No-Holds-Barred Beatdown for details. Ax-Crazy: Behind his Faux Affably Evil facade Nicolai is a complete psychopath. ![]() ![]() Since his arrival in the film his every action serves to underline what a sociopathic asshole he is, so no tears are shed on his behalf by the audience when it finally comes back to him. To no surprise, Teddy beats him to death. John, one of the Irish mobsters, spends his sole scene being nothing but a complete dick and talks about how he hates Russians and that he is better because he is Irish, right in front of Teddy.McCall then spends the next 30 seconds showing them how grievous their mistake was. The Russian pimp and his entourage severely beat the prostitute McCall befriended, then mock him and refuse his initial payment he offers to buy Alina's freedom.After his first kills in the film, he mutters an apology to no one. The Atoner: McCall promised his late wife he wouldn't do any more equalizing.They have a second trigger by the barrel that needs to be pressed against a surface before firing. Artistic License – Gun Safety: McCall uses a nail gun like a pistol, but nail guns are specifically designed so that they don't fire nails through the air like bullets. ![]()
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