As someone who:
- Finished watching S1
- Didn't see the movie(s?)
- Didn't read the books
The character is more believable for the role than Cruise.
The show wasnt bad, but not great. It started off good but trailed to just okay.
Suspending belief because it's a show (e.g. his level of engagement/cooperation w/ the police), I think my main issues were the Venezuelans were barely there (as in what was the point) and how some adversaries fared so well against Reacher in CQC. And where was Clark Kent through all of it?!