This is fine if your first interaction is with Denzel as Lincoln Rhyme. If you've read the books, this is so far off. Why change things for change sake? Oh I know, we just have to have diversity nowadays, even if it destroys the actual basis. The stories are okay, LR is one dimensional tho. Amelia is good, Selitto solid. Thom not being Thom sucks, as his character is one of the more interesting in the novels.
Anyway. Watch if you like crime drama, just don't pretend it's part of the Lincoln Rhyme series.