Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA man challenges a bigger guy to a duel with weapons after his lustful actions cause his wife to leave him for the other man.A man challenges a bigger guy to a duel with weapons after his lustful actions cause his wife to leave him for the other man.A man challenges a bigger guy to a duel with weapons after his lustful actions cause his wife to leave him for the other man.
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- CuriosidadesFirst of two appearances in Alfred Hitchcock Presents by Martin Balsam. After this one he was cast in a crucial role in Hitchcock's Psicose (1960).
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[afterword]
Alfred Hitchcock: [Hitchcock is still in his golf outfit] So much for the high price of low fidelity. I'm quite angry with my friend. He ruined my club and he didn't land anywhere near the hole. As a matter of fact, I can't even find him. Now I'll have to buy a ball. It's quite distressing. Why don't you join me in the locker room after we pass one of those sand traps that dot the fairways of television?
[commercial break]
Alfred Hitchcock: I thought we'd never get out of that one. However, we seem to have completed the course in 30 minutes, which is par. Why don't you join us next week for another round? In the clubhouse of course. Good night.
- Trilhas sonorasFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
As far as Season 3 goes, "The Equalizer" is somewhere bang in the middle. Not one of the best (i.e. "The Glass Eye", "Reward to Finder" when talking about the previous episodes), and not one of the worst (i.e. "Sylvia"). When it comes to Neilson's episodes, it is again not one of his best or worst. Though a big improvement over "The Percentage". It is a decent, slightly above average episode in my view that starts off very, very well, but loses momentum when running out of gas.
Starting with the good things, Leif Erikson is excellent and gives the character intensity and nuance. Although he is not a likeable character and essentially meant to be the adversary, he was for me actually the most rootable and most interesting character by the end. Martin Balsam gives his all in his role, though the character himself is problematically written. The character chemistry has a good deal of tension and great fun to watch. Hitchcock's bookending is entertainingly droll.
Furthermore, Neilson directs assuredly and seems at ease with the material. Or at least in the first half. "The Equalizer" starts off incredibly well, with great intriguing set up that doesn't take too long and a good amount of suspense. While not lavish, then again that was not needed, the production values are still appealing and have atmosphere. The theme tune is iconic.
However, the second half wasn't as strong. The pace drags as a result of the plotting becoming thinner and the dialogue, that was thought probing and concise, becoming too heavy on the talk. So there was an over stretched feeling later and like the episode was too long.
Do agree about the ending being a let down, very anaemic and vague with more questions than answers, a sort of ending that this viewer does not like especially in a type of story where a well rounded resolution is needed. While not having a problem with Balsam's acting, his character is very annoying and "The Equalizer" in my view goes way too far in making his character as unlikeable as possible by exaggerating his negative character traits. A big mistake as he is the character that was meant to be the at the end of the day rootable one, and it unbalances the story significantly.
Overall, above average but very uneven. Great first half, dull second. 6/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- 4 de dez. de 2022
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- Tempo de duração30 minutos
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- 1.33 : 1