I loved this show and I loved Edward Woodward as "Callan". He would have been phenomenal in the Equalizer........ when he was 15-20 years younger. Unfortunately, he was really just too old to be the tough guy battling crooks and thugs on this show.Enjoy it, just don't take it too seriously. Denzel is also approaching retirement for this role, too. Hopefully, the Equalizer II will be his last.

I wish they would get a older actor to play Robert McCall in this movie. Michael Caine would have been really good 10 years ago but he's a little past his prime when it comes to the physical parts of the roll. I personally think that Peirce Bronsman(Remmington Steele,007)would be perfect for this role and make it a movie worth remembering instead of another shoot em up and blow them up kinda movie. If you watch the TV show from the 80's, you'll see that the premise of the show is the fact that he is older and has the experience to handle situations in a more precise way that a younger person would handle it.Jason Stadum will go in, guns blazing and problem solved.But a older detective would go in and out think his enemy.

Edward Woodward did a fantastic job in The Equalizer series back in the mid 80's, I probably watched every one of them, and now, on HBO, the Five Days series also features Mr. Woodward, playing the grand father of the missing lady.I noticed this October 16th 2007.I thought it was interesting, he is one of those actors who has the ability to deliver a performance without showing like an acting job, a true natural. Another great component for The Equalizer's great outcome, in my opinion, was the fact the he delivered justice in a way that unfortunately is not possible in real life, but at the end of each episode you would feel good about it.

When I was a kid growing up in the 50's and 60's,my absolute favorite show was "Have Gun Will Travel"! I am constantly amazed that no one makes the connection between Robert McCall and Paladin! I fully enjoyed "The Equalizer" program;it was ,in fact,one of my favorites during it's run; and ,at one point,I suddenly realized why I enjoyed it so much. It is a modern,updated version of "Have Gun Will Travel" They are both exceedingly well done and complement one another beautifully. In both programs,we see an individual who is attempting to redeem himself for past sins.Each takes the same tact. They elect to use the expertise they have acquired to aid those who are beyond the traditional means of support provided by society at large. In both we see not the typical blustering hero,but a man with flaws and imperfections,doing the best he can to help others,while redeeming his own soul! Well done-Very well done