An enigmatic figure uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.An enigmatic figure uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.An enigmatic figure uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
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- 3 wins & 23 nominations total
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Summary
Reviewers say 'The Equalizer' starring Queen Latifah garners mixed reviews. Many commend Queen Latifah's performance for her charm, wit, and strong presence. The show is appreciated for its positive message, social justice themes, and representation of a strong Black female lead. However, some critics compare it unfavorably to the original series and films, finding Queen Latifah's portrayal less believable. Excessive social justice messaging, over-dramatization, and inconsistent writing are also noted. The action sequences and fight scenes are deemed less convincing. The supporting cast and character dynamics receive varied feedback, with some enjoying the chemistry and others finding certain characters underdeveloped.
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Queen Latifah is poorly cast in this role. She's just not believable as a skilled CIA agent. Also the writing is blah... absolutely zero nuance. You are directly told what pretty much every character's traits are.
The fight scenes are edited rather poorly as well. Jump cut after jump cut, it's not stylized it's just annoying.
It's unfortunate because the source material is quite strong, but, this attempt is very weak. Perhaps it'll get better after a few more episodes but the first two were bad enough that I'm not going to stick around to find out.
The fight scenes are edited rather poorly as well. Jump cut after jump cut, it's not stylized it's just annoying.
It's unfortunate because the source material is quite strong, but, this attempt is very weak. Perhaps it'll get better after a few more episodes but the first two were bad enough that I'm not going to stick around to find out.
I watched the 1st episode hoping to rekindle some of that magic from the 1985 TV series starring Edward Woodward. Everything about that series was stellar, including the electrifying theme music composed by ex-Police Stewart Copeland. Everything about this remake is the opposite. The plot's simplistic beyond credibility, the protagonist hardly finds herself in any life threatening situation, and because everything from point A to Z appears as contrived as a 10-piece jigsaw puzzle, there's no suspense to speak of. Sad. I had expected much more from this and from 'Clarice'. Thank goodness for WandaVision. My opinion is based on the first two episodes.
There was only 1 Equaliser for tv drama. And it was the original. Edward Woodward. He was totally believable. Latifah is not. Denzel Washington in the movie was good. But sorry,Latifah doesnt cut it for the tv series. Go back and check the original series.
As much as I love Queen Latifah and the rest of her crew (except her annoying daughter), I just have to stop watching. I'm tired of being preached at instead of entertained. They got away from the original Equalizer concept.
Why? Just why. The moves were not that bad. This is just totally awful.
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- TriviaQueen Latifah performs many of her own motorcycle stunts, as well as doing a lot of her own fight and weapons scenes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mediaholic: The Equalizer Review: WOKENESS SUPREME (2021)
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- Thiên Thần Bí Ẩn
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- 3059 West 12th Street - Brooklyn, New York, USA(Wonder Wheel Amusement Park)
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