![]() Its gruesome nature is striking, even for those who can get on Reece’s cold-hearted wavelength. Reece’s enemies aren’t vicious, CGI aliens, but flesh-and-blood men men he tortures and executes throughout the eight-episode season. Taylor Kitsch, as Reece’s basic training buddy Ben, sadly does not provide the same comic relief as Sam Richardson. As befits its title, “The Terminal List” is deadly serious throughout. Then tragedy strikes at home, and the still-recovering marine has to sort fact from fiction in order to save his life, avenge the fallen, and expose the truth.Ĭompared to “The Tomorrow War,” what stands out right away is the grim tone. He barely escapes himself, and the man who returns to his wife, Lauren (Riley Keough), and daughter, Lucy (Arlo Murtz), suffers severe memory problems. In “The Terminal List,” Pratt plays James Reece, a Navy SEAL commander deployed on a dangerous mission that proves to be a catastrophic failure. Prime Video doesn’t release viewership statistics, so like last year’s semi-verified hit - which, in addition to Prime Video putting a sequel into development, third-party services collectively gauged as an above-average performer for the service - we won’t know exactly how well “The Terminal List” does even after it’s been out for a few weeks.Įven with these key similarities, Pratt’s latest still marks an evolution of his public identity and a test for his broader appeal. Both star Pratt as a military officer (an active Navy Commander in “Terminal List” and a retired Green Beret in “Tomorrow War”) whose primary mission is an unexpected one. Both are available via Prime Video (predominantly). Like “The Tomorrow War,” “The Terminal List” is being released on a Fourth of July weekend. (That’s a Denzel Washington movie first and a remake of a classic western second.) In addition, almost all of Pratt’s action vehicles (“Guardians” movies aside) have been met with a critical drubbing, and his three non-franchise action flicks provided few, if any, indication they could stand the test of time.Įnter “The Terminal List.” His latest effort arrives in almost identical fashion to his last streaming project. “Passengers” disappointed at the box office (even with Jennifer Lawrence as the co-lead), and whatever success is attributed to “The Magnificent Seven” - like his far more profitable MCU and “Jurassic” projects - isn’t necessarily tied to Pratt. Or does it? “The Tomorrow War” went straight to streaming, so it’s difficult to compare a movie included in subscribers’ Prime memberships with ones they specifically pay to see. In between Marvel projects and dinosaur fights, he slung guns in “The Magnificent Seven” remake, risked his life for space romance in “Passengers,” and time-traveled into “The Tomorrow War.” The man’s resume as an action star speaks for itself. Two years later, he led “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Then he ran the “World” in the second “Jurassic Park” trilogy (as Navy veteran Owen Grady). His first military role came in “Zero Dark Thirty,” and as soon as he got jacked, blockbuster parts rolled in. But whether that’s the right direction for Pratt’s skillset and career begs a deceptively tricky question: Do people really want to see Chris Pratt as an action star? Over the years, his marquee projects have involved fewer jokes and more thrills, culminating in his latest leading role in “The Terminal List” - a black-as-night military thriller. Pratt, technically, has been an action star for some time now, but he broke out in comedies and, arguably, remains best known for being funny. ![]() …disguising a dude trying to become the next great action star. ![]() And he’s not an Oscar-winning, classically trained, Actor. He’s telling it like it is for a bad man he’s about to punish, not getting tricked into confessing his irrepressible truth. You use them as a punchline,” but then again, Pratt is no Nicholson. Now, “because most folks don’t have the balls” may lack the Sorkin-esque flair of “words like ‘honor,’ ‘code,’ ‘loyalty’ - we use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. Maisel’ Flash Forwards Created a New Costume Challenge ![]()
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