Like an ’80s action film, Reacher is no-frills fun

Published May 1, 2022 11:00am ET



Much like a wide-eyed Boris Yeltsin staring at endless grocery store shelves for the first time in America, anyone looking for entertainment is now inundated with an endless stream of options. Just to name a few, there’s Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Acorn, and HBO — and they all have their own original shows, many of which either spew woke platitudes or leave you feeling like your time could have been better spent watching CNN+.

Amazon Prime’s Reacher, which premiered earlier this year, does neither. The latest adaptation of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novels stars Alan Ritchson as the titular hero. Taking the reins from Tom Cruise, Ritchson restores Reacher’s hulking image; in his books, Child describes Reacher as having hands the size of dinner plates.

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