This Netflix reboot of a Denzel Washington thriller ticks plenty of boxes, but they’re not great ones

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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-04-30 17:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Culture / TV & radio
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, Natural Disasters, Property & Housing, US Politics
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Does being deemed “adequate” make a show a success nowadays? Sometimes it seems like that’s all a streaming series aspires to. Setting a low bar, whether through expediency or lack of self-belief, is a worrying trend, and that’s definitely the case with this action-thriller. Liberally rebooting a property that was previously a 2004 Denzel Washington movie, these seven episodes about a broken soldier rediscovering his spirit and killing instincts too often do barely enough.
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