Not as bad as most people have made it out to be, however not as good as some of the reviews suggest

Rating: 4/10 (10 June 2013)

Overall, the movie was okay, not by any means the redeeming movie of Tom Cruise's career. He is simply not suited for the role. From what I have read in past reviews, Reacher is supposed to be tall, hulking, and ominous. Tom Cruise is petite, hardly built, and looks like a super model throughout the film.
Now we can get to the movie itself. First off, any action in the movie, is overshadowed by the ridiculous amount of dialogue in the film. Most of it is necessary to the storyline, I understand. However, the dialogue was boring and long-winded. They could have found a happier medium between action and dialogue.
The action (what little of it there was)seemed choreographed almost too well. The action( after the first scene) is also boring, and the scenes fall flat. Also , the dialogue was cheesy and there were so many clichés in this movie it was almost funny. I mean, for example, the criminals in the movie are portrayed as bumbling idiots with no plan. Also, on a smaller note, most wore black throughout.
The plot seemed convoluted and each "twist" in the plot seems cliché and overused and can be seen from miles out. Also,there were at least six good sized plot holes in the movie. For example (and this is minor compared to some)the scene where he steals the Chevelle, when he arrived at his suspect's house a warrant seems to have materialized in the glove box. Also, in a ridiculous coincidence, the suspect's mom, who sat on the porch, just so happened to be stoned out of her mind. She does not even check the piece of paper Tom has is even a warrant!
This movie's ending is not stellar either. The ending seems to leave us hanging, yet is very predictable and boring. And if this is an allusion to a sequel, please, for the love of God, do it better next time!
This movie is not, as some reviews say, a total waste of time, however. There are a few humorous one-liners in the movie, and there are some unintentionally funny one- liners during supposedly serious scenes. There is also a scene where he makes fun of a slutty waitress. That was probably the funniest scene in the film and probably the only one worth watching.
To summarize, this movie is not horrible, maybe a waste of time for the serious moviegoer looking for the next great thriller, and definitely not a movie worth sitting through the full 2 hours it takes to be completed.