This is by all means a lame movie. When a movie is named after its protagonist, you'd expect the character to be well formed. Jack Reacher wasn't. As an ex-army-cop anti-hero that doesn't play by the rules, Tom Cruise's character was a tame sheep who exerted his dominance using his mouth more than his fists. "You don't want to mess with me" was his catchphrase, but in a post-1980's-world, he certainly did not look more threatening than a teenager with mood problems. Cruise's performance did the character no service either, demonstrating a single stern line of emotion that felt copy and pasted for the film's duration. The plot ran through tropes and was predictable in its twists (i.e. if you manage to stay one step ahead of the game, you'll be predicting the whole story dead-on). The camera emphasis on prop guns (and its PG-13 rating) suggests that this movie was geared towards a certain prepubescent demographic, and the complexity of the dialogue reflected such. Dollhouses have more personality than the cast and opting to have no soundtrack made the film dryer than a bad turkey sandwich. While there's no serious complaint about the quality (yeah, it could've been worse), but there's really no positives that can be seen. 5.0/10

Fantasy is missing in the Genres! Was expecting a more realistic movie, the plot was just too convenient for Cruise.

Terrible movie. The action sequences are laughable. Bad guys are literally waiting for Reacher to hit them and not taking advantage of great openings. Who the heck choreographed these scenes. A freaking moron is who. Even my gf who does not know the difference between a haymaker and a roundhouse was shocked by how bad they are…

Just as last time, I feel Jack Reacher falls a bit short when compared to the books. I have realized that comparing movies and TV to books is kind of hopeless in most cases, so I tried to keep an open mind. It kinda worked. Tom Cruise is still very far from how I envision Jack Reacher, but since the story capture some of what Jack Reacher is all about, he gets a pass. So does the rest of the cast for that matter. So...I have come to the conclusion that Jack Reacher is an ok way to waste a couple of hours. Old Review -- Jack Reacher...yeah...well...Is Tom Cruise really tall enough to play a character that is described as 6 feet 5 inches tall in the book? Well...It worked...to a degree. I'm a huge fan of Lee Childs Jack Reacher series of books. They are quite fun and it was with great fear I watched this for the first time right after it got out. I had a certain picture of what Jack Reacher looked like and how he behaved. Tom Cruise was so far from this image that I thought this would probably be total shit. To my total surprise...it wasn't all that bad. The movie, as a whole, was a bit slow, the pacing was off, and a few things were left unexplained. And here comes the point...How can a movie that feels slow and sluggish manage to leave so many plotholes? Anyway...Tom Cruise wasn't bad, the rest of the cast wasn't bad, and there were both excitement and laughs. If I hadn't read, and liked, the books I think I would have felt this one was a bit better. The reason my better half and I rewatched this was to prepare for a viewing of the sequel. I'm not sure I would have done that otherwise. If you haven't seen it, it's worth a look...especially if you haven't read the books.

this is most stupid movie of Tom Cruise