adrianrr18

I guess this is not rated higher because it is not reinventing the genre, it has no plot twists and it is very "by the numbers". That being said everybody plays their character brilliantly and the whole movie is very enjoyable and satisfying to watch.

There were a few tiny weird decisions made as far as the script/plot. Not sure if they were trying to make us think that the hero was not perfect either but I would have avoided the following two decisions:

At the beginning (I believe this is not a spoiler because it's at the very beginning and in the trailer) the protagonist is blasting music in his earphones and has no idea he has cop behind him and he seems to be biking in the middle of the road. That shouldn't have happened.

Also, at one point, the protagonist is told to be somewhere at 9am and he is there at 9:03. Even though it was shown later that it wouldn't have mattered in the end, if it was a matter of life and death, wouldn't he have made sure he was even earlier than 9am?

Other than that, great movie.

You cannot go wrong with something based on Tom Clancy's stuff. I am also an avid fan of Reacher. So the premise for this series and the main plot points are super entertaining, everything has great pace, beautiful establishing shots all around the world.

My only big problem is the silly little decisions that constantly challenge our suspension of disbelief. I will just give vague references without mentioning seasons, episodes or characters so you will not be able to see them coming if you watch the show.

But I find it preposterous that they expect us to swallow somebody snapping a neck from a rear naked choke. Or a father trying to reestablish a bond with his son taking him "on the field" when the father knows for a fact his life is in danger. Or the bad guys missing their first shots when they have the element of surprise. I understand you need to get to a shoot out, but they should have set up the situations better.

Other than these details, AWESOME stuff.

This movie is saved by great acting, specially from Hamm. The supporting cast is also really good but the plot is just too contrived. Some parts go too fast but most of the movie it goes on and on and on. Mainly like this review will end up being because I cannot believe I cannot just give a short and sweet review about a movie that was entertaining but not more than that.

I don't regret watching this movie but I was expecting more, some sort of plot twist. Well, now that I think of it, there is a bit of a plot twist but it is so mild that it doesn't really save the movie.

It does cause a few chuckles here and there.