Here are comments I made after Tom Cruise made his first appearance as Reacher in a move:

” I was laying for this movie.

Tom Cruise is not Jack Reacher, right?

And even as I generally enjoyed what I did see, I would nitpick.

Cruise returns a plate of food that is mostly full. Reacher always eats whatever is in front of him, you need the fuel and you never know when you will eat again.

Cruise drives like the greatest stunt driver. Reacher is a self-described average driver.

Ok. If you just take what is on the screen and make no real Reacher linkups, it is pretty entertaining.

I will never stop thinking that a real Jack Reacher movie  is needed, one that frankly would be an almost cerebral movie with flashes of action. And a big guy on the screen.

But if you keep things separate, this was entertaining enough.

Three stars for his movie. No stars for giving us the real Jack Reacher.”

Enter Alan Ritchson in the series as Reacher. He is everything I asked for. It’s like they were listening to me.

I’ve made enough screwball comments and predictions to last a lifetime time over the years.

But this one I got right. The series is gold with a real Reacher.