Reacher

It’s thrilling and funny and just so slightly moving in places, as it always is. That’s Reacher. You’re in very large, very safe hands.

Each of the eight episodes is smart enough to let Reacher off the leash at least once to punish bullies, save the day, or otherwise kick a little ass so as to restore balance to not just the show but the universe as a whole.

Reacher has his tongue firmly lodged in his cheek and delivers rollicking entertainment with a knowing wink. Perhaps not so different to Lovejoy after all.

Reacher is huge, pulpy fun and far classier than you might expect.

Robert Patrick is the antagonist this season, but the show doesn't rely on household names to draw you in, and that feels like a higher level of difficulty than a lot of what's coming out of Hollywood. The show has to work on its own merits, and that comes down to the writing, which tweaks the Reacher persona in some delightful ways.

Fortunately for the series, [Alan Ritchson is] gifted enough—and has a sufficient sense of understated humor—to sell a Reacher-worthy combination of menace, cynicism and even grudging warmth. It's something that helps make the show one of the more watchable on TV, where there's certainly no shortage of crime series.

The books live and die by Reacher himself as this dirty, ass-kicking genius. If he’s not interesting, none of it is. So far, we’ve gotten one onscreen Jack Reacher who had the charisma but not the size, and another where the reverse is true.

Amazing show I would recommend but be careful on episode 2 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Season 1 was a really fun watch that had an intriguing story and characters. Season 2 was a step down in many ways in my opinion with less tension. Action scenes were good but the rest of the season felt like a downgrade to me from season 1.

"Reacher (S01, 8 eps, 45+ mins, Amazon) is a pretty decent action/murder-mystery but it should've been great, instead it has a set of problem points. And that starts with our title lead Alan Ritchson. He's definitely the right size/bulk but his clean cut appearance is at odds with the "wild man" he should appear to be. He looks more like one of those bulked up clean cut agents from the Matrix series. He's more accountant than military. His walk, his gait is kind of sissy-ish. Joel Kinnaman or Jason Momoa would've been SOOOOO much better and more convincing in this very important role. His action partner and love interest, Roscoe, is ridiculously petite, more like his kid sister than a romantic peer. The casting in general is a dumpster fire. And the action sequences where people die or get maimed are always unwitnessed by anyone, just so implausible. And somehow they keep state and fed law enforcement out of the picture even though his brother, a Secret Service agent was murdered. Ridiculous. That small town would've doubled its size in law enforcement presence within the day. So yeh, it's a disappointing action fantasy when you suspend so many elements of reality. I expected a better entertainment product from Nick Santora.

Plain vanilla action series. Not a lot of depth in plot or acting. Enough to keep me watching, but not enough to leave me hoping for another season.

Starts out good with the main character being very imposing and looking like an actual Reacher. By episode four, however, it turns to woke nonsense with a lecture about white privilege, racism, and so forth. We really don't need more of this.