The Equalizer - Season One
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Actor: Edward Woodward, Sandy DennisBrand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1063 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Equalizer - Season One
Movie Review: Quite Probably the Best Underrated 80s Series
Summary: 5 Stars
Despite all the buzz in those days, the 80s were not a particularly great time for TV. For every "St. Elsewhere," "Hill Street Blues," or "LA Law," there was a "Manimal, "Beverly Hills Buntz," or "Full House." If the 70s was mostly fluff like "Charlie's Angels," the 80s was that same fluff with a bloated budget and on coke.
Not "The Equalizer." Hard hitting and generally uncompromising in its approach -- in the pilot, hero Robert McCall promises a stalker in no uncertain terms he will kill him if the stalker does not leave his client alone -- it was an atmospheric, effective series about a conscience-addled spy trying to do right after a lifetime of dirty deeds. Britain's own Callan, Edward Woodward, is the embodiment of McCall, a flawed hero that is one part anger, one part class, and one part mercenary, but all guardian angel, only with his halo tarnished and very, very heavy.
The first season is the best, when Woodward, before suffering a heart attack, was a coiled, gray-haired avenger, capable of holding his own during the inevitable chase and fight scenes, despite having Michael Caine's gait, glasses, and accent. Where Woodward shines, however, is in any scene involving emotions, bursting and otherwise, and to watch his McCall explode into anger one moment but be reduced to absolute subtlety the next is to see an actor in his element. Indeed, though the scripts were often first-rate, Woodward could imbue them with more than the words themselves probably merited, which isn't to say that not unlike William Shatner, he didn't sometimes find himself being more theatrical than necessary.
"The Equalizer" was also shot mostly on location, with a cinematic camera style and muted cinematography that made New York even in summertime look as yellow and gritty as Normandy Beach would a decade later in Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan." Kudos especially to Richard Compton for the terrific directing. Stand out episodes include my personal favorite, China Rain, Lady Cop, Lock Box, Bump and Run, Reign of Terror, Desperately, Distant Fire, and Dead Drop (particularly the final scene with Saul Rubinek, the Yuppie boss putting the screws to McCall's friend, Control), but all are winners. The supporting cast, including Robert Lansing, Keith Szarabajka, Mark Margolis, and William Zabka, as McCall's estranged son, are great, and look for a host of notable guest stars -- I won't spoil it for you because you'll probably be amazed at how this show attracted top talent.
Stewart Copeland's score, which combines a drummy, electronic underpinning with an almost delightful Irish-sounding ditty that is The Equalizer's theme, is used to maximum effect, both in the suitably menacing credits sequence and as incidental music throughout the series. (The aforementioned China Rain makes maximum use of it during the climax.) And, finally, McCall had the best trappings -- clothes, apartment, and car, a sleek, black Jaguar with a mobile phone. In the decade before even five-year-olds had flip phones, that alone was a pretty good setup.
Summary of The Equalizer - Season One
Golden Globe? winner Edward Woodward stars as private detective Robert McCall, a sophisticated former government agent atoning for the sins of his past by righting the wrongs of a flawed legal system in the groundbreaking hit suspense series The Equalizer. Follow this intense anti-hero in all 22 gripping first season episodes as he protects innocent people who feel they have nowhere else to turn. Following the clues each step of the way are some of Hollywood's hottest guest stars, including Luis Guzman (Out of Sight), Bradley Whitford (The West Wing), Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and Tony Shalhoub (Monk). Nominated for seven Primetime Emmy? Awards and two Golden Globes?, The Equalizer is a provocative, action-packed murder-mystery series you won't want to miss!Action & Adventure DVD Video
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