Lee Child should be proud

Rating: 9/10 (21 December 2012)

I just saw Reacher and went in prepared to be disappointed. I am a big Lee Child "Jack Reacher" fan. I have read all the books and remembered the one this was based on. I took my skeptical husband with me. This movie was true to the book and, more importantly, true to who Reacher is. We both enjoyed and felt this should be a series. I was prepared for the height difference to matter, but it wasn't an issue. Tom Cruise was believable in the action scenes.
The other characters were good but irrelevant. The thing about Jack is none of the books are in the same local. A sequel could have all new people-except for Cruise, of course.
I gave it a 9 because it was pure escapism and pure Reacher.