Great and action movie.

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2014)

I was not expecting much from this film going into it, but I have to say I was really impressed with it. The action, the plot twists and the characters were great. Count me as part of the crowd that thinks Cruise makes an awesome Jack Reacher. The whole "but he's not 6'5" argument doesn't hold water, IMO. Badasses come in all shapes and sizes. Besides, as in most of Cruise's films, the viewer can't easily tell that he isn't a large man as described in the novels by the way they cast the other actors, etc. It's really a non-issue.
And it was nice to see Hollywood get more realistic fight scenes in a film for a change. I don't recall the particular martial art that they had Cruise train in for this role, but it seemed pretty realistic to how real street fights go down and the appropriate defense responses for such fights.
I rarely want to view most films for a second viewing, but I look forward to watching this one again.