I was trying to remember if I'd ever watched the Tom Cruise movies that adapted the character, but either I didn't or the casting was so off I completely forgot about it. Regardless, not many stories get a second chance, and Reacher nails it. Alan Ritchson proves he should've been the titular character all along as he's thrown into a small-town conspiracy he wants nothing to do with. Twisty and turny, new viewers will delight in it while readers will be impressed with just how faithful and fresh it is.
Season 1 of Reacher is loyal to its source material, smartly fresh for those familiar with it, and anchors itself with excellent casting. Alan Ritchson (and I'll say it till I'm blue in the face) embodies the titular character with affable confidence, heightening the brutality of the well-paced action which comes with its own crisp choreography. A dash of twists here, some bonding there, and Reacher joins a short list of properties that should be regarded as the templates for adapting something to small or big screens.
Season 1 of Reacher is loyal to its source material, smartly fresh for those familiar with it, and anchors itself with excellent casting. Alan Ritchson (and I'll say it till I'm blue in the face) embodies the titular character with affable confidence, heightening the brutality of the well-paced action which comes with its own crisp choreography. A dash of twists here, some bonding there, and Reacher joins a short list of properties that should be regarded as the templates for adapting something to small or big screens.