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‘Reacher’ review Season 2: The big guy is back, guns blazing

Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, putting his fist through a car window, in Season 2 of “Reacher.”

Is Jack Reacher, mountain of a man that he is, the kind of guy who can stroll into any old thrift store and find a pair of jeans that fit, let alone a jacket big enough for those arms? Probably not. But that’s the sly joke of “Reacher,” which is back for a second season on Amazon.

Adapted from the book series by Lee Child (he’s written 28 in all), Reacher is an exaggerated cliche of masculinity, letting his muscles do most of

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