I enjoyed this despite Tom Cruise's best efforts. A grinning pretty boy midget just didn't fit the bill as a big tough ex-army guy who would drink his enemy's blood from a boot.
The following line encapsulates the specific type of awful this movie is:
"I was born in October. If you don't speak by the time I get to my birthday, I'll shoot. 1...2...3...4..."
Bonus trivia: I watched this movie on December 27th, 2012 with my pregnant wife. We exited the theater at 9:30 pm and during the walk home she started to feel some very strong contractions. Six hours later, my first son was born. And now I will forever associate his birth with this terrible movie!
Story wise - a lot better than the recent one. Even the experience felt knew. The template, direction was different from your regular action movie. I thought I was going to love it. But, it had some unnecessary action sequences which looked like they were there just to show the heroism. The recent Jack Reacher , from the beginning, I knew I shouldn't expect much and it was less pretentious and felt quick. This one, at some points it felt like it was trying hard to be different . Nevertheless, it is a new experience in action genre for me and seems like Tom Cruise swiftly, smoothly beating up people is now my guilty pleasure.
sort of disappointing with the script. could have been a great entertaining movie with the right director and script writer. here they even failed to capitalize on the actors skills even. Remake please!
I've heard Tom Cruise is physically miscast as Jack Reacher in the film, but having never even heard of the books before this movie came out, it doesn't really bother me. Truth be told, Cruise gets to some really cool martial arts, quick, brutal and realistic, in the film, and sells the character's physicality fine. Reacher is a former military investigator, now something of a drifter who comes out of the shadows to get justice where justice is impossible, something of a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Batman, and in this particular picture, gets involved in a conspiracy hidden in what looks like a mad public shooting. It's good stuff. A good mystery, good action, fine characters, but most of all, a splendidly smart hero who's always thinking, even in the heat of battle. I'd watch a sequel.
Tough and rough action drama, captures the style of the books very well. No, Cruise doesn't look the part as described in the books......so what......not one james bond actor looks like Ian Fleming wrote it....and there are more examples like that.
Cruise is very good in the part of Jack reacher (but it's also time that he does something different, we know he can do and play the action man part). Tough, smart and funny. Plot is good and the movie moves along very quickly despite the runtime of 130minutes. Good to see Robert Duvall again on screen.
I'm a big fan of the books and hope they will make more Jack Reacher Movies.
Saw the movie today again on blu ray. Loved it...again....Plus the BR looks and sound amazing!
After a sniper takes out 5 victims, Jack Reacher, a former army man and an ace investigator, arrives at the scene to work on the case and expose the actual criminals and their motives.
One James Barr is set-up and taken into police custody and Jack, along with lawyer Helen, goes about collecting the required data and evidence to nab the perpetrators.
A mighty interesting watch thanks to the intelligence in the investigation process and of course the presence of the perennially charming Tom Cruise and the sexy,beautiful Rosamund Pike.
But Tom appeared too goody and decent to pass off as this badass army man who can win a brawl even when outnumbered and outmatched physically. Jason Statham would have been the best fit for this role.
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daisyaday
Hated Tom Cruise in this; he is too short by a foot and too weak to be Reacher, who can beat up 6 bad guys without breaking a sweat.nawi
@MrDoog, 1.70m is a "midget" now? Get out.MrDoog
I enjoyed this despite Tom Cruise's best efforts. A grinning pretty boy midget just didn't fit the bill as a big tough ex-army guy who would drink his enemy's blood from a boot.Louis Mazzini
Cliché ridden crapdevilsadvocado
The following line encapsulates the specific type of awful this movie is:"I was born in October. If you don't speak by the time I get to my birthday, I'll shoot. 1...2...3...4..."
Bonus trivia: I watched this movie on December 27th, 2012 with my pregnant wife. We exited the theater at 9:30 pm and during the walk home she started to feel some very strong contractions. Six hours later, my first son was born. And now I will forever associate his birth with this terrible movie!
Jevet D. Lopez
Much better and funier than I expected.Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike did a great job filming this optional action movie in this years.
7.5/10.
sneha
Story wise - a lot better than the recent one. Even the experience felt knew. The template, direction was different from your regular action movie. I thought I was going to love it. But, it had some unnecessary action sequences which looked like they were there just to show the heroism. The recent Jack Reacher , from the beginning, I knew I shouldn't expect much and it was less pretentious and felt quick. This one, at some points it felt like it was trying hard to be different . Nevertheless, it is a new experience in action genre for me and seems like Tom Cruise swiftly, smoothly beating up people is now my guilty pleasure.Camille Deadpan
Hooray for a really bad movie. I got absolutely nothing from it.nafees
sort of disappointing with the script. could have been a great entertaining movie with the right director and script writer. here they even failed to capitalize on the actors skills even. Remake please!Siskoid
I've heard Tom Cruise is physically miscast as Jack Reacher in the film, but having never even heard of the books before this movie came out, it doesn't really bother me. Truth be told, Cruise gets to some really cool martial arts, quick, brutal and realistic, in the film, and sells the character's physicality fine. Reacher is a former military investigator, now something of a drifter who comes out of the shadows to get justice where justice is impossible, something of a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Batman, and in this particular picture, gets involved in a conspiracy hidden in what looks like a mad public shooting. It's good stuff. A good mystery, good action, fine characters, but most of all, a splendidly smart hero who's always thinking, even in the heat of battle. I'd watch a sequel.monty
Hahaha, Herzog, hahahaha.MrDoog
Haha @nawi Considering he is supposed to be a big tough powerhouse of a man, 5'6 / 5'7 is a midget.The only way he'd be drinking anyone's blood from a boot is by biting at their ankles
Earring72
Tough and rough action drama, captures the style of the books very well. No, Cruise doesn't look the part as described in the books......so what......not one james bond actor looks like Ian Fleming wrote it....and there are more examples like that.Cruise is very good in the part of Jack reacher (but it's also time that he does something different, we know he can do and play the action man part). Tough, smart and funny. Plot is good and the movie moves along very quickly despite the runtime of 130minutes. Good to see Robert Duvall again on screen.
I'm a big fan of the books and hope they will make more Jack Reacher Movies.
Saw the movie today again on blu ray. Loved it...again....Plus the BR looks and sound amazing!
BadFluffy
Half decent action thriller with "mystery" elements. Last act is kinda disappointing even for the genre.lmkmoviemaniac
After a sniper takes out 5 victims, Jack Reacher, a former army man and an ace investigator, arrives at the scene to work on the case and expose the actual criminals and their motives.One James Barr is set-up and taken into police custody and Jack, along with lawyer Helen, goes about collecting the required data and evidence to nab the perpetrators.
A mighty interesting watch thanks to the intelligence in the investigation process and of course the presence of the perennially charming Tom Cruise and the sexy,beautiful Rosamund Pike.
But Tom appeared too goody and decent to pass off as this badass army man who can win a brawl even when outnumbered and outmatched physically. Jason Statham would have been the best fit for this role.
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