Prime Video has form for military thrillers, so what's gone wrong?
But is it that bad? I enjoyed Jack Ryan, though the second season fell a little flat, and I really enjoyed Reacher, so I thought I’d give it a chance. I regret that now…It is. The Terminal List is dull, flat, plodding and far, far too long. If you still think you might watch it be warned there are some minor spoilers below:
Basically, after he comes home, Reece is proclaimed a hero, but something doesn’t add up. He believes his superiors are covering something up, but every time he suggests the official version of events isn't true, he finds himself accused. Suffering from PTSD, Reece is struggling to even believe himself. But when those closest to him find themselves brutally in the firing line too, Reece sets out on a vengeful journey to right every wrong done to him in the whole godforsaken mission.
, it’s scintillating. Being swept along with the lead character and his mission is a rush, and it’s here that The Terminal List falls down so spectacularly., play a part that is so devoid of charm or humor. He’s stern and perma-scowling in every scene. Given everything that’s happened to him, you wouldn’t expect him to be dolling out one-liners, but there’s no buy-in for the audience, we never see him having fun with his unit or even enjoying time with his family.
It doesn’t need to be funny either. The Bourne movies aren’t laugh-a-minute, but Damon gave him soul and real pain. Pratt’s Reece has been dealt a terrible hand, but he’s an ice-cold killer. We don’t see him learn, just growl his way through a body count. Nobody else gets to have any light against the relentless darkness either, Constance Wu as Katie Buranek, a war correspondent trying to break the story, just gets to turn up and be righteous before Reece spurns her.
Antoine Fuqua, who directed the pilot, can do action. He did it with both Equalizer movies and Training Day. It’s weird to see his take on the mission that goes so spectacularly wrong, which is dull and lifeless and actively hard to follow. The overall sense you get from The Terminal List is one of frustration. All the men and women in front of and behind the camera can do, and have done, so much better. Instead, they’ve given us a dour slog that's too long and totally charmless.
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