Miscast, Boring, Too MUCH dialogue

Rating: 3/10 (23 December 2012)

Other reviewers who obviously love the Jack Reacher character in Lee Child books seem to give their loyalty to Cruise a little too blindly. I don't care how famous he is, he PHYSICALLY does not capture the Reacher I envision when I read the books. He's too smooth, handsome - not craggy, no rough to him. He orchestrates a good fight, but I don't find him believable. And my GOD way, way, way too much dialogue. The only character believable was Robert Duvall as the crusty retired Marine. The chase scene in the tunnel looked really over rehearsed when you could see the oncoming cars spaced at just so intervals. NOT Cruise's best ... but maybe he can't accept he's no longer of an age to be leading man material. Very disappointing.