Each time I revisit this thread I’m baffled as to what some expect from a tv show.
Good acting, engaging storylines, believable dialogue, quality set designs/locations, artistic direction?
Maybe we've been spoiled but I didn't see much of the above in Reacher, and I quite like dumb action movies etc
No, when they get too dirty he bins them and buys new, according to the books. Was surprised to see them in the thrift store in Ep1, but made sense
He does wash his clothes, even in the books. I only recall him washing a t-shirt in a motel sink, then hanging it up to dry overnight. Trousers under mattress overnight to iron them.
Good acting, engaging storylines, believable dialogue, quality set designs/locations, artistic direction?
Maybe we’ve been spoiled but I didn’t see much of the above in Reacher, and I quite like dumb action movies etc
I’d say your expectations are too high for this then! I would expect the above from the BBC or ITV, or maybe HBO (eg Sopranos or The Wire) but not from this, and not from Amazon Prime. I’d put Reacher in with something like the A-Team, so in my opinion it does a really good job.
Trousers under mattress overnight to iron them.
He's definitely an ironed jeans kind of guy 🙂
(We like hokum but bailed after a couple. Also dunno if it's acting but he just walks awkwardly, like a fat bouncer, I think is why my wife tired, eventually. Anyway - Animal Kingdom on Prime - how come I didn't know about that?)
I’d say your expectations are too high for this then!
Perhaps. The first couple of episodes managed to do at least the engaging part, but it went rapidly downhill from there.
I think it mainly suffered from a terrible baddy and the wooden nature of the lead. It's a problem with modern action I think that the stars often lack the physical presence/gravitas/star quality of 80s/90s leads like JVD, Arnie etc. The Rock kinda has it, and maybe Stath! This guy is just heavily muscled - no charisma.
