A one time watch ...shows Potential but needs better screenplay and casting

Rating: 6/10 (12 January 2013)

Well the movie is good but suffers from lot of flaws. After watching the movie, I thought Jack Reacher had the potential to be a great movie but due to certain flaws it was nothing but a good one time watch. The screenplay does not do any justice to the Lee Child's novel. I recommend everyone who saw the movie and liked it should read the novel if they have not done it already.
First the pace of the movie is too fast and it tries to cover lot of things in a very short time without any character development. Then some of the scenes like the bathroom scene lighten the mood but they are so out of character for Jack Reacher that it changes everything any reader knows about Jack Reacher.
The physical aspect of Jack Reacher is as much important as his detective skills. He is someone who prides himself that no one has been able to break his nose but guess this aspect due to the casting of Tom Cruise had to be changed completely.
The Character of Jack Reacher had the potential to be in the league to James Bond or Jason Bourne but sadly it will go down just another character like Alex Cross