Jack Reacher 2012 8 out of 10
A sniper takes out what appears to be five random people. When interrogated the sniper simply writes the word " Get Jack Reacher".
Jack Reacher is played by Tom Cruise who is an ex military investigator with a grudge against the man in custody and shows up hoping to see him put away. But when he begins to look into the case some things don't add up. And then someone pays some thugs to have him beat up to discourage his investigation. Bad idea....Jack kicks some ass and gets deeper into uncovering the mystery behind what is really going on. The cast includes the beautiful Rosamund Pike as the defense attorney that helps him investigate the shooting. Robert Duvall is great in a supporting role.
Tom Cruise --may be a crazy Scientologist in real life, but he is definitely a movie star. He has that "IT" factor on screen. This movie could have been a TV episode on some cool action mystery series like Castle. The story is fairly simple. The action isn't Mission Impossible over the top on the side of a building and feels more realistic. Tom Cruise elevates what could be a standard film with his portrayal of Jack Reacher. The character he plays which is based on a book series --is like a cool investigator version of Jason Bourne. I really liked this film and now look forward to seeing the sequel.
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