David whitlam

The idea that anyone can just launch a cough syrup from a garage or that a mother would not recognise her own son’s voice or eyes ( or even smell) makes this series a rather poor soap. I’m using it just to brush up my Spanish. All the characters seem to be a bit stupid , not to realise what Leo is up to.

I found the opening sequence so baffling , especially once Denzel gets treated by the doctor. But his acting is/was so extraordinary and the context so different (and spectacularly beautiful) that I started to focus on the sheer drama and try to live in t he moment. The cafe scenes and McColl's (2 C's 2 L's) willingness to integrate are such a contrast to the revolting baddies ; the viewer knows, with lipsmacking anticipation, what will come later. I agree with another reviewer that the CIA plot and Dakota may be seen as gratuitous but, somehow, the movie needs a) to solve the opening scene and b) remind us that McColl has a serious and spectacular past. I loved the final Altamonte scene .

in one sense it's a comic-book kind of script; on the other hand the chemistry between Reacher and Roscoe is worth the watch on its own. Some great characters. I haven't got very far yet (and I do find some of the dialogue almost requires subtitles) but , like Fargo etc I do like the idea that something evil is happening in the little town of Margrave . I do like the idea of brainy brawn, though Reacher does seem to defy all the odds of getting himself killed!