Worth the price of admission

Rating: 7/10 (23 December 2012)

I never read the book (s) so I can't write about how closely the movie followed the author's original work. My review is strictly from an entertainment POV. I enjoyed the movie and will recommend it to friends. As a movie "snob" I am a harsh movie critic and believe most of the movies today are just junk formula movies or remakes of remakes. So I would tend to think the Jack Reacher character could be a fresh addition to the current movie market. Unfortunately, I think Cruise should have produced this movie and not played the lead role. Like Liam N., Tom C. Is getting too old for these types of roles. Additionally, Cruise does not portray this character with enough intensity and is not believable as a highly trained military expert. Of course I do have some bias since I totally enjoyed the action packed, fast paced Bourne series. In the fantasy world created by movies and books Bourne would kick Reacher's behind.