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“#The Adaptation Fans Have Been Hoping For<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

     <span class=\"mx-1\">This is it, folks. This is Jack Reacher as you see him in your mind while reading.<\/span>\n<\/p><div id=\"\">\n\n\n\n                <figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-media<\/a> \">\n            <img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/reacher.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alan Ritchson in Reacher\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/reacher.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/reacher-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/>                                    <p>\n                    <span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\">Amazon Prime<\/span>\n\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <!-- START BYLINE -->\n    <div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\">\n        By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on February 1st, 2022 \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- END BYLINE -->\n\n    Jack Reacher is a big guy. 6\u20195\u2033, 230lbs, and fueled equally by a sense of justice, an indifference to societal expectations, and a talent for violence. A retired major from the US army\u2019s military police, he travel<\/a>s with neither a home nor belongings in an effort to see the country\u2019s sights, explore its history, and eat a good meal at any and every opportunity. While he\u2019s been accused of attracting trouble, the truth is more likely that he\u2019s more in tune with what\u2019s coming and doesn\u2019t turn his back when it arrives. He looks out for the little guy \u2014 to Reacher, they\u2019re all little guys \u2014 and after doing just that in twenty-six novels, numerous short stories, and two feature films, <strong><em>Reacher<\/em><\/strong> is finally coming to the small screen.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
And it\u2019s exactly what fans of Lee Child<\/strong>\u2018s books<\/a> both want and deserve.<\/p>\n
A bus stops outside Margrave, GA \u2014 a town so small the bus doesn\u2019t even enter \u2014 and Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson<\/strong>) steps off. He walks into town, stops at a diner, and is arrested for murder before he\u2019s even taken a bite of pie. It seems the small town has just had its first homicide in years, and the big, hulking stranger is suspect number one.<\/p>\n
Lead detective Oscar Finlay (Malcolm Goodwin<\/strong>) thinks he\u2019s guilty, but when a local man confesses he\u2019s forced to release Reacher in the hopes he\u2019ll just leave town. That\u2019s not happ<\/a>ening, though, as the situation quickly grows even more personal for Reacher when his older brother enters the picture. With revenge on his mind, and with the help of both a local cop named Roscoe Conklin (Willa Fitzgerald<\/strong>) and an old friend named Frances Neagley (Maria Sten<\/strong>), Reacher\u2019s gonna be filling a few more graves in Margrave.<\/p>\n
Reacher<\/em>\u2018s eight-episode season tackles the first of Child\u2019s twenty-six novels, 1997\u2019s The Killing Floor<\/em>, and here\u2019s hoping there are many more seasons to come. As with Amazon Prime\u2019s Bosch<\/em> (2014-2021) which adapts multiple Michael Connelly thrillers across its seven seasons, the streamer affords Child\u2019s lead character the same kind of breathing room. It captures both Jack Reacher and the flavor of Child\u2019s novels as well as any fan could hope \u2014 those who take issue with Tom Cruise\u2019s portrayal in the two films will have no such gripes here \u2014 delivering a compelling procedural with engaging characters and a narrative punctuated by quick, thrilling action beats. The story touches on elements ranging from small-town struggles to bullying to criminal behaviors at the corporate level, and all of it unfolds at a steady, engaging pace.<\/p>\n
Cruise\u2019s Jack Reacher<\/em> (2012) is a terrifically low-key action gem and its sequel is also a movie, but while I can defend his performance as Reacher \u2014 yes he lacks the imposing size, but Cruise convinces with the attitude and confidence \u2014 there\u2019s no denying that Ritchson is a far more accurate representation of the character.<\/p>\n
Ritchson is a big, chiseled piece of protein, but it\u2019s not just an issue of physique as Ritchson also captures Reacher\u2019s matter-of-fact observational wit. He cuts a mean figure, but the character\u2019s personality and determination that runs through Child\u2019s novels are every bit as evident in Ritchson\u2019s performance. Reacher is a man who\u2019s comfortable with his fists but just as likely to talk his way through something as his common sense and nearly encyclopedic knowledge connects dots most of us only see as noise, and Ritchson delivers the dialogue with both conviction and a little bit of sass where necessary just like his namesake in the novels.<\/p>\n
The supporting cast is solid with both Fitzgerald and Sten being standouts who show real chemistry with Ritchson, but therein rests a curious issue for the series<\/a>. Sten and a couple of others return here or there across the novels, but the books share more than just a large hero with the show The Incredible Hulk<\/em> (1977-1982). Child\u2019s books \u2014 and yes, I\u2019m a fan having read the first twenty-five so far \u2014 all unfold in different cities with only Reacher himself being the constant. He\u2019s a wandering hero finding new challenges, friends, and enemies wherever he goes. The second novel, Die Trying<\/em> (1998), takes place in Chicago and the Midwest, for example, and pulling up stakes each season (even to move between locations that can work as stand-ins for cities, rural communities, forests, etc) isn\u2019t exactly ideal for a show\u2019s longevity.<\/p>\n
It would be a damn shame, though, for Reacher<\/em> to not find enough success to warrant more seasons. Attracting buzz might be difficult as the show, like Child\u2019s novels, isn\u2019t about high-concept plots, mesmerizing twists, or whiz-bang presentations. It\u2019s a rock-solid procedural more akin to (but better than) your dad\u2019s favorite series on CBS pitting a \u201cgood guy\u201d against some real baddies. I realize comparing it to a CBS show isn\u2019t quite a sell for most, but Reacher<\/em> is never dull. The eight-episode length is ideal for parsing out the novel\u2019s story beats and characters without ever losing its pacing, and in addition to delivering there, the show also drops some highly entertaining action beats.<\/p>\n
As in the novels, Reacher is a man who has no interest in waiting for the other guy to strike\/shoot first and will instead land the first blow when he deems it prudent. Ritchson absolutely convinces with moves that highlight strength, speed, and smarts, and even the briefest of bouts spike viewer adrenaline. He\u2019s a character whose presence you quickly grow to enjoy as his interest in bullshit is non-existent and he puts people in their place on a regular basis. Sharp dialogue enhances Reacher<\/em>\u2018s appeal even more as character interactions and observations keep things moving, humorous, and lively in between the bruises and bloodshed.<\/p>\n
Christopher McQuarrie\u2019s 2012 feature adaptation nails the character extremely well, regardless of how you feel about Cruise, and showrunner Nick Santora<\/strong> is equally successful at understanding the assignment. Minor changes\/omissions from the source novel abound, but Santora delivers a pretty straightforward adaptation here which is arguably the right way to tackle Child\u2019s commercially minded but uncomplicated books. Flashbacks to Reacher\u2019s past \u2014 he grew up on Army bases around the world alongside his brother and parents \u2014 sketch out the man that he became, and while these scenes suffer some in the acting department their typical brevity minimizes any damage. Past lessons are applied in the present, and we get to see the events that shaped Reacher into a smart, confident, no-nonsense man wholly uninterested in settling down with anyone or any place.<\/p>\n
Reacher<\/em> is fun, engaging television \u2014 it\u2019s never flashy, but it will leave you coming back for more and hoping there\u2019s more to come back to with a second season. It\u2019s possible to enjoy Cruise\u2019s portrayal and films while still understanding that this is absolutely the character that Child describes in the books and that readers envision in their imaginations. Give it a spin, and if enough of the fans who make the books bestsellers do so we might just have many more adventures to come with this big, hulking hobo of a man.<\/p>\n
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\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he’s so damn young. He’s our Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor and lists ‘Broadcast News<\/a>’ as his favorite film of all time. Feel free to say hi if you see him on Twitter @FakeRobHunter<\/a>.        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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