Lee Child

  • Bad Luck and Trouble: ‘Reacher’ second season heads to Amazon…

    After two Jack Reacher films starring Tom Cruise in 2012 and 2016, which received mixed reviews (decent story and action but controversial casting for a 6ft+ man-mountain of a character), it’s generally conceded that last year’s Reacher tv series finally got all the ingredients of Lee Child’s novels and...
  • Brawn Again: Amazon’s ‘Reacher’ works better at close range…

    When a bloody body is found at a nearby underpass, the sleepy town of Margrave, Georgia is ill-prepared for what – and who – will follow. Jack Reacher – a massive man with barely a whisper of an electronic footprint and apparently just the clothes on his very wide...
  • Child’s Play: Cruise exits but Jack Reacher’s for tv..?

    While Tom Cruise is an A-List actor with a strong reputation for a great work ethic and a list of memorable performances, there have been several occasions in his long career where his participation has flown in the face of the source material. Author Anne Rice famously decried –...
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