In short, Jack Reacher works as a serviceable thriller, but a masterpiece of the genre? Now that's a reach. Besides the extended opening sequence of one murder after another, there are plenty of other sequences that leave both men and women battered, bloody, and broken. Pike in particular has little to do other than look anxious in her damsel-in-distress role. The villains, led by a shadowy Russian, are generically evil, yet their motivation is unclear.
It moves quickly through the action sequences and then too slowly as Cruise and Pike knit together the clues. (Watch as Cruise, weary and wary, takes on five punks after warning them they're in for more than they expect - no spoiler, he wasn't lying.)īut the film lacks momentum. Plus, there are a few set pieces that are good fun. The story in Jack Reacher has enough twists to keep viewers interested, and Cruise playing stoic, confident, and extremely competent is always watchable. Starting on the intro for the movie, Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) is suspected by a sheriff and a deputy to have beaten up a group consisting of four men.
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This movie is muscley but ultimately forgettable entertainment. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.