They mystery is fairly obvious and you'll probably guess the real reason for the murders before it's revealed onscreen. It's over two hours and there's definitely room for some trimming and tightening. Like too many movies this year, this one does run long. It seems unrealistic that it would happen the same way today. During the 1970s antiheroes were much more popular than they are today and thumbing your nose at “the man” was more acceptable. The crowd immediately, without knowing what he might have done, hides him from the Police and helps him escape. When Reacher is being chased by the police because he's been framed for a murder, he ditches his car and blends in with a crowd waiting at a bus stop. There's one scene in particular that feels more like the 1970s than a modern film.
He's good with his fists as well as his guns and he rides a Mustang, only it's the muscle car variety instead of the four-legged kind. He's more likely to settle a score personally than waste time taking someone to court. He blows into town, defends a girl's honor while beating up the bad guys. However, when the evidence doesn't add up, or rather, when the evidence adds up a little too well, Reacher becomes suspicious and starts digging into the mystery a little more closely.
He comes to town, not to defend his former acquaintance, but to ensure that's he prosecuted. Jack Reacher is a former MP, now a drifter, who knows dark things about the suspect's past. The lead suspect in a random shooting spree served in Iraq, but he could just as easily have served in Vietnam. There's an old school feel to this story. With Tom, you'll get 100% of Reacher with 90% of the height." As someone who's never read any of the books, I can't speak to how well Cruise represents Reacher of the novels, but I can say that he manages to create, not a perfect action hero, but at least an entertaining one. Lee Child, the creator and author of the 17 (and counting) Jack Reacher novels, approved of the casting, saying that Reacher's size was meant to be a metaphor for his unstoppability and that "With another actor you might get 100% of the height but only 90% of Reacher. It seems that Reacher, as described in print, is 6 feet five inches tall and 250 pounds. Join us for our weekly review of movies worth seeing, worth avoiding and our Top 5 lists – and don’t forget to play along at Tom Cruise was cast in the role of Jack Reacher, there were some complaints from fans of the books.
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