The Amazon series, like the books, is brutally skilled with an interesting central mystery and character.
Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher in the two films based on Lee Child’s bestseller, he could breathe easy because the real deal is here. ReacherBased on the child’s first novel, killing Floor (1997), detailing the adventures of a nomadic ex-MP, from explosive action to multiple twists and turns, including an important clue based on punctuation, is found all right.
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Alan Richson has the best, perfect Rambo-Rimbaud combination that is the epitome of Jack Reacher…if a little too gym-toned. In an interview with this writer, Child discussed when to set the show: in the ’90s when the book was written, or in the present. The makers finally opted for a timeless look where smartphones and social media are a fact of life, but not the driving force of the show.
It’s proven to be a smart decision with the Reacher being comfortable around cell phones, but not chained to it. So he doesn’t come across as some kind of weird Luddite, but as someone who counts his folding toothbrush, cash and passport cushion as his only assets. Even the central mystery works like a charm.
Reacher
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- Episodes: 8
- Producer: Nick Santora
- Cast: Alan Richson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster, Hugh Thompson, Maria Stein, Harvey Guillen, Kristin Crook, Kari Graham, Mark Bendavid, Willie C. Carpenter, Maxwell Jenkins, Bruce McGill
- Run Time: 40 to 52 minutes
- Story: Dead bodies begin to pile up in Margrave, Georgia, when a tall stranger gets off a bus in search of a talented blues musician’s final resting place
A perfect hero – he also punches a bad guy who abused a dog (yay), Reacher gets off a bus in Margrave, Georgia, when he remembers that his brother who took him was a blues musician. , was telling about Blind Blake, who died there. Reacher is immediately jailed on a murder charge and when Reacher learns that the sleepy town of Margrave is covering up a vast conspiracy, he has to work with his wits and fists to put an end to it all. May be
While some people, including the Chief of Detectives, Finlay (Malcolm Goodwin) and Roscoe (Willa Fitzgerald), believe in his innocence, there are others, such as Meyer Teale (Bruce McGill) and Kleiner Sr. (Curry Graham), who believe All their donations that have bought the city, and their terrible son KJ, (Chris Webster), who don’t.
Frances Neagle (Maria Stein), who served with Reacher in the military, she was master sergeant, now works in the private sector and provides important information to Reacher—yes, she doesn’t attend. killing Floor, but it makes sense to start a series regular in the first season. Fitzgerald and Stan make for ideal Reacher women – smart, strong and resourceful.
We also learn about Reacher’s years of growing up in bases around the world, and where he learned to fight dirt, and also how much junk he can eat without having a heart attack because of genetics. He finally gets to eat peach pie…
Fans of Jack Reacher, who has followed the adventures of the ex-Military policeman in more than 26 novels, will be delighted at the meticulousness of the character’s creation. From his need to stray away from the canon of campfires and nicknames, to his habit of tying up his clothes instead of doing the laundry (that T-shirt was fun and he even wears a suit!) it’s everything. That doesn’t mean the show isn’t good enough to attract new people. Reacher, like the books, is brutally skilled, with an interesting central mystery and character. It definitely has legs for the long haul.
Reacher will stream on Amazon Prime Video from February 4
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