I have been a fan of Tim Hutton for a long time and he is very, very good in this role. I was not familiar with Aldis Hodge but I can't watch him in an episode of Leverage without thinking of Left Ear (Mos Def) (same speech and mannerisms) and Lyle (Seth Green)(same computer and electronics skills) in The Italian Job. This is a good thing. He can entertain you for hours. I was also not familiar with Christian Kane but I am now a fan. He is super cool in this role. Parker (Beth Riesgraf) is just dog nuts. You can never predict what direction she is headed. And Gina Bellman in the role of Sophie Devereaux is perfect. If you liked The Italian Job you can't help but love Leverage. You'll want to root for the team because they are doing all kinds of neat stuff (breaking the law, etc.) to right a wrong, get the bad guys, or just help someone who is really getting the short end of the stick. And they are not perfect, they run into all kinds of snags and you think they may not make it out of this one. But they always come through in the end.
