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McCall finds peace in a seaside village after facing mafia threats in The Equalizer 3. A subplot involves aiding CIA agent Emma Collins in exposing terrorists and drug shipments. Despite a dark opening massacre, McCall ultimately chooses to retire and stay in the village.

Warning: Major spoilers for The Equalizer 3 below!

The Equalizer 3's ending closed on an interesting note for Denzel Washington's McCall, which appears to be the final chapter for his take on the character. The third Equalizer opens with former Dia officer Robert McCall being wounded after wiping out a Sicilian mob base. He's soon taken in by the locals at a seaside village called Altamonte, who come to treat him as one of their own while he recovers. Unfortunately, the village locals are being threatened by mafia outfit The Camorra; after they push the violence too far, McCall is forced to push back with equal effect.

Despite being marketed as the final chapter, a surprise fourth installment of The Equalizer franchise is in very early development. The success of The Equalizer 3 at the box office makes the idea of a fourth movie less surprising. Writer Richard Wenk is tasked with figuring out how the franchise can continue.

Last year’s action sequel The Equalizer 3 was marketed as the final chapter in director Antoine Fuqua and star Denzel Washington’s saga, but writer Richard Wenk, who has written all three installments in The Equalizer franchise, has now hinted that a surprise fourth movie could be on the cards. In a recent interview with Empire Magazine, Wenk explained that, while he felt that the third outing was the last and provided closure, he has now been “tasked” with finding out how the franchise could continue...

“I felt it was over. It felt like the final chapter for this guy.

The following contains spoilers for The Equalizer 3, in cinemas now.

Antagonist Vincent Quaranta's protracted death was the hardest Equalizer 3 scene to shoot, according to actor Andrea Scarduzio.

Scarduzio, who plays Quaranta, recalled the challenges of filming the Italian gangster's demise in an interview with Collider. "Well, by far, definitely, no doubt, the final part of the death, when I'm crawling in the streets [was the hardest scene]," he said. "It was very tough to shoot. It was full winter. We were shooting in December, and it was about five degrees out. Well, it was cold as fuck. It was raining, and we were shooting a lot of hours, and, you know, crawling on those cobblestones is not fun. Actually, I got scars on this leg here and here on my foot, I got scars because I was really bleeding, and deep cuts. [Laughs] It was very tough, and there was a moment that...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for The Equalizer 3!

The Equalizer 3 features a worthy antagonist in the form of the Camorra, a ruthless Italian Mafia syndicate known for its violence and criminal activities. The movie accurately portrays the inner workings of the Camorra, including their involvement in drug trafficking, money laundering, and kidnapping. While the storyline is fictional, it aligns with real-life events, such as the seizure of a large shipment of Captagon pills from the Camorra by Italian government officials in 2020.

Robert McCall returned to deliver violent vigilante justice in The Equalizer 3 — this time against the Camorra, a ruthless organized crime syndicate based on the real life organization of the same name. Acknowledged as the final chapter in the franchise, The Equalizer 3 needed a worthy antagonistic force to conclude McCall's long-running saga. Since the first Equalizer movie back in 2014, McCall, played by the legendary Denzel Washington, has...

The Equalizer 3 is the final installment of the trilogy and takes place in Sicily, where Robert McCall goes on a vigilante mission to protect his friends from the Italian criminal organization, the Camorra. The movie features new characters, including Emma Collins, Gio Bonucci, Frank Conroy, Chiara Bonucci, and Vincent Quaranta, as Robert's storyline moves to Italy. Major characters from the previous movies, such as Teri, Brian Plummer, and Ralphie, do not return for The Equalizer 3, as their storylines were complete and did not fit with the new location and focus of the movie.

While The Equalizer 3 sees Denzel Washington return as Robert McCall, multiple major characters sat out the sequel. Robert McCall is once again on a vigilante mission, now in Sicily, to protect his friends from the Camorra, the Italian criminal organization. The Equalizer 3 was released in theaters and set a box office record for...

Denzel Washington’s version of The Equalizer left an impression on fans. Based on a 1980s television show of the same name, this is a much darker adaptation. Audiences have followed Robert McCall (Washington) as he tries to equalize the scales of good vs. evil. In an attempt to find peace, McCall had to resort to his old methods over two films. In The Equalizer 3, he finally starts to feel peace after a brutal act of violence. McCall’s path to redemption begins in Sicily after his takedown of a ruthless crime enforcer, Lorenzo Vitale.

McCall is in Sicily to find a key in the winery’s vault to recoup money in a cyber heist. His mission is a success until he leaves and is shot in the back by Vitale’s grandson. McCall drags himself back to the mainland until he pulls over on the Amalfi Coast and goes into shock.

Warning: Major spoilers for The Equalizer 3 below!

The Equalizer 3 lacks the unique and well-crafted action scenes seen in the previous movies, resulting in a disappointing and unexciting finale. Unlike the first two films, the third movie has a less physically active main character, with no major fight scenes. The final showdown lacks tension and stakes, as it's clear from the start that McCall is far superior to his opponent. The absence of a killer closing sequence is a strange choice, considering the tradition of the series. The finale feels more like a numbingly violent scene from a slasher film, rather than a satisfying conclusion to the action trilogy.

The Equalizer 3 lacks one essential ingredient that made the previous movies so much fun. The Equalizer is a unique series of action movies, in that the main character McCall (Denzel Washington) often tries to avoid violence instead of charging into it.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One allowed Tom Cruise to return to the role of Ethan Hunt one more time, ahead of the final occasion where he'll portray the character in next year's sequel. But one of the low profile roles from this summer's adventure was the one played by Andrea Scarduzio. During a recent interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub, the actor talked about what it was like for him to join Christopher McQuarrie's sequel, becoming a part of the legendary action franchise for the first time in his career. Apparently, the process was much faster than originally thought:...

Leading up to the release of Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer 3, the third and final in the Denzel Washington-led franchise, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with the movie’s antagonist, Andrea Scarduzio, to find out more about the man behind the mafia. Throughout a career spanning over two decades, this summer showcased Scarduzio in two of his biggest blockbuster actions alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest names, from Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One to The Equalizer 3.

Plot: After being badly injured, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is nursed back to health by the friendly inhabitants of a town in Southern Italy. When he discovers the Sicilian Mafia is terrorizing them, he does what he does best…

Review: I absolutely love the Equalizer movies. It seems no one is making straight-forward action thrillers nowadays other than Antoine Fuqua, who’s become the greatest master of the genre since the late Tony Scott. His movies are taut, efficient and packed with gruesome, R-rated action. They know precisely what they are, and if this is the final Equalizer film, it perfectly closes out the only big-screen trilogy of Denzel Washington’s career.

Robert McCall is a perfect character for Denzel. At seventy years old, Washington has the right mix of righteous anger, world-weariness and kindness to do the character justice. One thing I always loved about the franchise was how...

This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being reviewed here wouldn't exist. This article also contains major spoilers for "The Equalizer 3."The original 1985 TV series "The Equalizer," starring Edward Woodward, was part of a notable trend in television from the '70s and '80s. Multiple shows at the time were about dangerous, mysterious, lawless drifters who traveled from town to town seeking out justice and applying violence where it might be needed. The trend included shows like "Kung Fu," "Then Came Bronson," "The A-Team," "The Incredible Hulk," and a little later, "Renegade." Robert McCall was an ex-military man who had a talent for finding people in distress and helping them — violently — as the situation required.

In 2014, filmmaker Antoine Fuqua adapted "The Equalizer" to the big screen, casting Denzel Washington in the role of Robert McCall.

Nobody can threaten someone quietly better than Denzel Washington.

Oh, our man can pump up the volume when he needs to, in terms of letting people know he’s bringing the pain — our ears are still ringing from his “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” taunt from Training Day. But when he lowers his voice to a basso profundo rumble and he fixes that dead-eyed stare on someone, the one that suggests the unflappable, untouchable Teflon Denzel has officially entered the building, and issues some sort of oh-you’ve-stepped-in-it-now promise of bodily harm?...

Returning for the third installment in the gritty action saga, The Equalizer 3 aims to deepen the mysterious world of Robert McCall. With Denzel Washington’s undeniable charm at its helm and Antione Fuqua’s seasoned direction, the film promises a continuation of its intense street-justice narrative. Yet, does it deliver the high-octane thrills we’ve come to expect, or does it falter under the weight of its own legacy? In addition to Washington, the film also stars Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Andrea Scarduzio, and Remo Girone. Richard Wenk returns as screenwriter.

The film starts with one of the bloodiest intro scenes, beginning with Robert McCall (Washington) captured by thugs. They don’t stand a chance, though, as McCall delivers his famed countdown smackdown, and just like that, the bad guys are rendered useless. After the encounter, he ends up in the small Italian town of Altomonte to recover. He stays with the local doctor,...

To enjoy the (allegedly) final entry in Antoine Fuqua’s “The Equalizer” trilogy, it’s not at all crucial to understand the particulars of how former Marine and intelligence operative Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) lands in Italy for this latest outing. It’s safe to assume the vigilante is there to kick some bad-dude butt, with more convoluted revelations to come. Wherever Robert McCall lands, even a luxurious private winery, there are villains afoot for him to kill off in the most gruesome manners, details be damned.

And “The Equalizer 3” opens with Robert skulking around said winery, offing dark-clad mercenary types, and apparently setting right some sort of horrible injustice. As we might expect, he gets much more than he bargained for — and so will fans of Fuqua’s brutal action series, which closes out in fine style.

His foray into Italy begins with snappy, bloody vignettes, putting both...

Carnage in Sicily: A winery overturned, its workers bloodied and brutalized lying dead on the floor. It’s hard to tell if it’s Merlot or viscera pouring across the pricy marble. The vineyard’s owner snakes wends his way through the carnage, down the stone stairs to the basement, where one man sits waiting for him. This is Robert McCall (Denzel Washington), and he’s got a bone to pick. He sets his watch, he does his job, and he leaves the property in a mess of bodies.

This is the third entry in director Antoine Fuqua and writer Richard Wenk’s version of the 1980s television show ‘The Equalizer’ (and not to be confused with the 2021 television reboot starring Queen Latifah). The first two ‘Equalizer’ films were drab, dire affairs: Washington’s McCall, like his TV predecessor, was a retired intelligence eager to seek a quiet intellectual life,...

In Antoine Fuqua's 2018 film "The Equalizer 2," Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) spent just as much time engaging in civic rebuilding activities as he did slashing criminal throats. He scrubbed graffiti off of the walls of his Boston tenement, read Proust, and handed a reading list -- including Ta-Nehisii Coates' "Between the World and Me" and W.E.B. DuBois' "The Souls of Black Folk" -- to a neighboring at-risk teen (Ashton Sanders from "Moonlight"). It was a film just as much about righteous indignation as it was about kicking ass and cathartic murder. It was an action film for the Trump era, depicting a strictly moral assassin attacking wealthy white frat bros (one gets his neck cut open by the sharpened edge of his own credit card). 

Fuqua's and Washington's 2023 follow-up "The Equalizer 3," purportedly the final film in the series, takes a simpler tack. McCall's superheroism...

"Because of these people, I'm beginning to understand real peace... I believe this is where I'm supposed to be." Sounds good - I think we all feel like we're "supposed to be" settling down somewhere nice in Italy. Sony UK has debuted a second official trailer for The Equalizer 3, arriving in theaters in just a few more weeks. He's taking on the Entire mafia in this one. The sequel to The Equalizer (2014) and The Equalizer 2 (2018), originally loosely based on the 1980s TV series, sees Robert McCall in Italy taking on an entirely different kind of crime kingpin. After settling down in Southern Italy, his friends start to end up dead and he realizes he must now confront the dangerous Italian mafia head on. Denzel Washington returns, with a full cast including Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ben Ammar, Remo Girone, Andrea Dodero, Eugenio Mastrandrea, and Andrea Scarduzio. This seems like it might be badass!

Robert McCall proves once again that he doesn't need a gun to take down his enemies in the latest teaser for The Equalizer 3. With his bare hands, McCall uses a fireplace poker, his thumb, and a wine bottle to inflict serious pain on his attackers. The film sees McCall living in Italy and facing off against the Sicilian Mafia to protect those he cares about, promising an action-packed movie filled with intense fight scenes.

Robert McCall doesn’t need a gun to ruin someone’s day. That’s the message relayed in the latest teaser, No Gun, No Problem, for director Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer 3. Fans of the film series already know that Denzel Washington’s character Robert McCall can accomplish anything he sets his mind to. And even without a firearm, McCall is virtually unstoppable when he starts up that stopwatch of his. Remember that guy...

Denzel Washington returns as Robert McCall in The Equalizer 3, showcasing his iconic and creative weapon choices. This latest trailer shows McCall doesn't need a gun to take on his enemies, with him using a poker, wine bottle, and simply his hands to dispatch his foes. With a star-studded cast and anticipation at a fever pitch, audiences can look forward to Washington's show-stopping performance as McCall one final time.

A new promo for Antoine Fuqua's The Equalizer 3 teases Denzel Washington getting creative with his choice of weapons. Loosely based on the 1980s CBS series, the popular vigilante flicks follow Robert McCall, a retired United States Marine who helps protect and avenge the oppressed. Over the last few years, The Equalizer franchise has produced a couple of the most lauded and successful action films, with star Denzel Washington, in particular, providing show-stopping performances. The franchise is set to...

Denzel Washington reflects on his action hero past as he discusses The Equalizer 3. The upcoming threequel will have a different feel from the first two films, and will see Robert McCall taking on the Mafia in Southern Italy. The Equalizer 3 will be the last time Washington portrays the mysterious avenger, with director Antoine Fuqua confirming it as the final chapter.

Hollywood icon and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington reflects on his action hero past in a new behind-the-scenes featurette for The Equalizer 3. Released courtesy of Sony Pictures, the footage allows fans to “Relive Robert McCall's journey before seeing Denzel Washington in the final chapter,” and finds Washington and returning director Antoine Fuqua discussing why the action franchise has become so popular with audiences. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at The Equalizer 3 below.

It’s time to catch up with the Goat. ⌚ Relive Robert McCall's journey before...

Academy Award winner and Hollywood icon Denzel Washington is ready to hang up his aged action hero franchise The Equalizer in the upcoming sequel, The Equalizer 3. Speaking with Empire Magazine (who have also released a new image of the actor in action), Washington believes that this will be last time he plays the mysterious, redemption-seeking assassin Robert McCall on the big screen. Check out what the acclaimed actor had to say below.

“I don’t want to say he’s found happiness, and I don’t want to give it all away, but he meets someone lovely, he’s in a lovely town and he seems to be at peace. That seems to be a good place to stop.”

Washington first played McCall, and thus rebooted the 1980s TV series of the same name, almost a decade ago in 2014. And for Washington, he had no idea he would still be...

The latest teaser trailer for the upcoming action flick The Equalizer 3 finds Denzel Washington return as Robert McCall and take his fight to the Mafia. Released courtesy of Sony Pictures, The Equalizer 3 is all set for release in September, with the latest teaser promising that the threequel will be the final chapter in the popular action franchise. You can check out the newly released teaser for The Equalizer 3 below.

Denzel Washington is back as Robert McCall in #TheEqualizer3 – witness the final chapter exclusively in movie theaters September 1. pic.twitter.com/lKGa5OGYPA — Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) July 31, 2023

Not only dos The Equalizer 3 see Academy Award winner and acting icon return to once again put his very particular set of skills to good use, but the sequel will also see the actor reunite with his Man on Fire co-star Dakota Fanning. Hollywood icon Denzel Washington is back in...

Don’t mess with Denzel Washington.

The Oscar winner is back as former CIA agent Robert McCall in “The Equalizer 3,” helmed by Antoine Fuqua. The third film in the franchise follows Robert (Washington) as he relocates to Italy in hopes to forget his past. Of course, danger follows Robert everywhere, and the ex-assassin cannot truly escape his killer instincts.

According to the film’s official synopsis, Robert McCall (Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.

The film marks a “Man on Fire” reunion for Washington and co-star Dakota Fanning,...

"You seem like a man who understands violence." Sony has unveiled an official trailer for The Equalizer 3, another highly anticipated sequel arriving in theaters later this year. The production just wrapped filming in January, and the release is set for September - this is looks totally awesome already. This sequel to The Equalizer (2014) and The Equalizer 2 (2018), originally loosely based on the 1980s TV series, sees Robert McCall in Italy taking on an entirely different kind of crime kingpin. After settling down in Southern Italy, his friends start to end up dead and he realizes he must now confront the dangerous Italian mafia head on. Denzel Washington returns as McCall, with an ensemble cast including Dakota Fanning, Sonia Ben Ammar, Remo Girone, Andrea Dodero, Eugenio Mastrandrea, and Andrea Scarduzio. Let's go!! I don't know how they pulled this off, but it looks even more badass than the first two movies?...

In between doling out Oscar-worthy performances and making Shakespearean monologues feel like something you haven't heard a thousand times before, Denzel Washington has spent the past two decades cracking skulls and taking names, going back to at least "Man on Fire." In fact, he's been doing it so long, his co-star in Tony Scott's sublime 2004 action-thriller, Dakota Fanning, had the chance to go off and grow up into a fully-fledged adult actor. That noise you just heard was the sound of millions of Millennials popping the vertebrae in their backs as they abruptly jerked upright, crying out in terror.

Washington and Fanning are now in the process of reuniting for "The Equalizer 3." The vigilante movie franchise is based on the 1980s series of the same name, which was also re-imagined as a TV show starring Queen Latifah in 2021. Both reboots retain the basic setup of the original show,...

The first epic poster for The Equalizer 3 has been released, teasing Denzel's Washington's upcoming Italian adventure as Robert McCall, which will be his last. Washington first played McCall in 2014's The Equalizer, director Antoine Fuqua's loose film adaptation of the 1980s TV show of the same name. After a sequel in 2018, Washington is slated to re-team with Fuqua for a third film, which will transport the action out of the U.S. and into Italy.

Now, ahead of The Equalizer 3's release date this September, Sony Pictures has unveiled the first poster for the upcoming film, confirming that it will be Washington's "Final Chapter" in the franchise. Check out the new poster below:

Justice knows no borders. Denzel Washington is back as Robert McCall in the final chapter of The Equalizer. #TheEqualizer3, exclusively in movie theaters this Fall. New Trailer Tomorrow. ⌚️ pic.twitter.com/49dSqZEB6m...

Exclusive: Sony has rounded out its cast for The Equalizer 3, with Eugenio Mastrandrea (From Scratch), Remo Girone (Ford v Ferrari), Sonia Ammar (Scream), Daniele Perrone (Baaria), Andrea Scarduzio (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One) and Andrea Dodero (Blocco 181) signing on for roles.

The actors join an ensemble led by Denzel Washington which also includes Dakota Fanning, and Gaia Scodellaro, as previously announced.

While the film’s plot is being kept under wraps, it’s the third in an action series centered on Washington’s vigilante Robert McCall, from director Antoine Fuqua. The first released in 2014 earned over 194M worldwide, spurring a 2018 sequel that grossed over 190M worldwide.

Slated for release in theaters on September 1, 2023, The Equalizer 3 was written by Richard Wenk. Producers include Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Washington, Fuqua, Clayton Townsend, Alex Siskin, Steve Tisch, Tony Eldridge and Michael Sloan.

Mastrandrea can currently be seen opposite Zoe Saldana...

Actress turned director Tannishtha Chatterjee, recently bagged an Asian Star award for her directorial debut film Roam Rome Mein at the Busan International Film Festival. Now the film is set to screen at two other prestigious festivals.

Roam Rome Mein is a psychological drama that according to the director is ‘a feminist film, but has a male protagonist’. Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead, the film also features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Valentina Corti, Isha Talwar, Francesco Apolloni, UrBano Barberini, Pamela Villoresi and Andrea Scarduzio in important roles.

Roam Rome Mein is now all set to be screened at the Mami film festival. The film is to be a part of Discovering India section of 2019’s edition of the Jio Mami 21st Mumbai Film Festival. Section Discovering India presents films that see India from the outside lense. Over the last two decades, Mami has become one of India’s leading film festivals.

After winning big at Busan International Film Festival, actor Nawaduddin Siddiqui-starrer "Roam Rome Mein" is all set to be screened at Rome Film Fest.

Sharing the news with his fans, Nawazuddin took to Instagram and wrote: "All Roads lead to Rome. Our next stop is where it all began Rome Film Fest ... 15th October... here we come with 'Roam Rome Mein'."

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The romantic drama marks the directorial debut of actress Tannishtha Chatterjee. It also features Valentina Corti, Isha Talwar, Francesco Apolloni, UrBano Barberini, Pamela Villoresi, Andrea Scarduzio.

"Roam Rome Mein" is multilingual -- Hindi, English and Italian.

The 14th edition of Rome Film Fest will run from October 17-27.

Tanishtha Chatterjee’s directorial debut film, Roam Rome Mein starring multifaceted actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui had a world premiere on October 4th at the prestigious Busan Film Festival Festival.

Roam Rome Mein, a psychological drama, features Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead, the film also stars Tanishtha Chatterjee Valentina Corti, Isha Talwar, Francesco Apolloni, UrBano Barberini, Pamela Villoresi and Andrea Scarduzio in important roles.

Describing the film, Chatterjee said in an earlier interview, “It’s a feminist film with a male protagonist. I have been toying with the idea for a while. I wanted to go deep into the protagonist’s patriarchal psyche by putting him in a situation that is life changing. I thought let me traumatise a patriarch and shift something in him.”

Adding, “When we were shooting for Lion, Nawaz and I mutually expressed the thought of exploring avenues of working on a project together pertaining to a genre...

Tanishtha Chatterjee?s directorial debut film, Roam Rome Mein starring multifaceted actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui had a world premiere yesterday at the prestigious Busan Film Festival and the actress turned director is elated and feeling blessed.

?This is a very special moment where I am showcasing the world premiere of my debut film Roam Rome Mein at a festival which I have always wanted to be a part of ?said the actress expressing her happiness.

Adding a little about her film she says, ?When we were shooting for Lion, Nawaz and I mutually expressed the thought of exploring avenues of working on a project together pertaining to a genre that the two us would enjoy watching as audience. That?s how Roam Rome Mein started ideating in my mind. Then Ravi Walia came on board as a producer and Ridhima Lulla from Eros loved the concept. And we made the film.

Walking to Paris

It’s been four years and counting as we await the next feature from Peter Greenaway, Walking to Paris, which the director was discussing prior to the premiere of his last film, 2015’s Eisenstein in Guanajuato. It looks like 2019 may finally be the year we may set eyes upon his take on sculptor Constantin Brancusi, which features a cast comprised of Emun Elliott, Carla Juri, Andrea Scarduzio, Paolo Bernardini, Marcella Mazzarella and Remo Girone. The film will feature the work of both Italian Dp Paolo Carnera and his usual collaborator, Dutch cinematographer Reinier van Brummelen.…...

No one likes Mosquitos. They are one of the most annoying pests on the planet. Now, imagine they were bigger, bolder, and out for a Super Big Gulp-szed cup of blood. That's the premise behind Italian horror comedy Tafanos. Translated into English, that stands for Killer Mosquitos!

Today, we have the trailer and poster for Killer Mosquitos. Sure, it's in Italiano. But you don't really need to speak the language to understand what is going on. Some flesh hungry bugs want to consume humanity, and they're starting with some tasty Italians. Here's the official synopsis, which sets up what you are about to see, if you can keep your eyes open long enough too experience the terror.

"During a weekend a group of friends, holed up in an isolated house in the mountains, are attacked by a swarm of killer horseflies that feast on human flesh like piranhas."

Apparently, Tafanos...