I’m not going to lie to you. I’m kind of feeling it.
Mostly because it’s Queen Latifah doing all of the Equalizing. She seems to be getting into it, and that’s a consideration. I doubt I’m going to go through the trouble of getting access to THE EQUALIZER, but it doesn’t bug me on a fundamental level. It might not suck.
It lacks the fish out of water aspect that drew me to the original series. If they at least finally give me a nod to the original (which the movies did not, sadly) and have her drive a Jaguar, I’d think about it.
As I recall the original, McCall never did anything tactical. He was strategic, using the younger guy for muscle, and positioned optimally to have a 9mm pointed at the bad guy’s head when he came up for air. I can’t recall a single instance of him striking or wrestling with anyone. But I’m willing to be corrected.
I guess CBS felt bad about cancelling Person of Interest, so they’re going back to that Good Vigilante well.