Tom Cruise Highly Unconvincing as Jack reacher!

Rating: 5/10 (27 January 2013)

First of all let me tell you all I am a fan of Tom cruise! I watched some of his early films such as Top Gun, Cocktail as a teen and saw great potential in him (at that time) as an all time superstar and it's true to a certain extent. Even now in the 21st century he still manages to strike box office gold as compared to lots of actors who started out with him in the 80s and are nowhere to be seen today!
During his rise to super stardom from late 80s on wards he starred in some flicks which were box office mega hits but at same time managed to offend some people. Like in the early 90s he was chosen to portray Lestat in Interview of the vampire. Anne Rice the author and countless fans of the vampire series not accepting it! Later in the mid 90s he released mission impossible which was based on the hit series! The movie was mega hit but made many fans of the TV series angry? why (spoiler ahead)? Well in it he killed of the main character of the series Jim Phelps after making him the main villain and then made his character Ethan Hunt (who I believe was a secondary character in the series) the main lead in the rest of the series and since then it has been a one man show instead of a huge team effort as in the series! Then a few years back he was chosen to play a German Colonel in Valkyrie!!
So you can see Tom has a reputation for stepping into parts which quite doesn't match up to him and so based on this tradition Cruise managed to get yet another part which doesn't match him in anyway! Yes you guessed it - Jack reacher!
For those who didn't know Jack reacher is a character who appears in novels written by author Lee childs. Jack reacher's physical description is as follows:- 6' 5" tall (1.96 m) with a 50-inch chest, and weighing between 210 and 250 pounds (100–115 kg). Now picture Tom Cruise in front of him! No way does he resemble him in anyway!
I don't care if Cruise is a major box office star and that his presence in movie adaptations of novels is sure to guarantee lots of money to the producers but that doesn't give them the right to destroy the feelings of millions of fans of a character who too spend their money to watch the movie! What shocked fans the most was Lee Childs himself giving the go ahead for Tom cruise to star in it! lee justified it by saying that having a major box office star will ensure the movie is seen by many? Huh? If that be true how come a movie like Harry Potter made billions with absolute newcomers in the cast (most of whom truly resembled the characters from the novel)!
Now for the review:-
The starting of the pic was very chilling and disturbing to watch. A man parks his vehicle in a multistory parking lot and takes out a sniper rifle and aims at some people sitting far by! I must admit this sequence was very disturbing to watch as we are shown the snipers viewpoint looking at potential victims! After sometime he shoots some random victims! later we see swat team members raid a house an arrest a guy and is borough to the station for interrogation! He writes down get me reacher on a paper! Know what I am going to stop here and not explain the plot further and just say that ignoring the fact Cruise played reacher, overall the movie is quite good and pacing is up to mark! Not many boring moments! A few scenes of violence and a sort of predictable climax! All in all great for a onetime viewing at best. Not much in it for repeat value!