Bad Casting

Rating: 3/10 (10 January 2014)

I am a huge fan of Lee Child and Jack Reacher, the book series. The story itself was great, the movie was just okay, and the casting of Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher was extremely bad. Those of us who have read the series know Jack Reacher, and Tom Cruise doesn't even come close.
This movie is no reflection of the books, which are terrific. But the movie just barely scratched the surface. The characters were glossed over and most of the movie centers on Cruise trying to be Reacher - he never quite comes across as believable.
Rosamund Pike is beautiful, but flat as the character of the defense lawyer. No personality...
Very disappointed - if they ever make another of these books into a movie, I hope they have a better candidate for the title character. Tom Cruise is no Jack Reacher, end of story.