Can Tom Cruise do this justice?

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2013)

Now I know certain people who are totally against this movie. Purely on the basis that Tom Cruise is playing a character that supposed to tower above everyone and have blond hair. And even though I've not read the Jack Reacher books, I have to agree with these fans. Cruise producing the movie and just sticking himself in it instead off someone who would perhaps be better in the part, is rather annoying. But outside off this, is the film any good?
"Jack Reacher" works quite well as a thriller I suppose, and one that I actually found pretty shocking for a 12 (PG-13). It doesn't really have enough action though to please "Mission impossible" Cruise fans, at which it is aimed, and as its already annoyed fans off the book, its hard to see the film pleasing everyone who seeks it out to watch it.
Still, the stories pretty good and that's what a good movie should always have firmly in place. Especially when its based on a best seller. Will still no doubt watch the inevitable sequels that will follow. So its a pretty good movie in its own right I guess.