Excellent movie, but a bad portrayal of the 'Jack Reacher' character from the novel

Rating: 7/10 (19 October 2013)

Good thing I hadn't read a single book in the Jack Reacher series cause the fact is this film isn't the best portrayal of the actual Jack Reacher character in the novels, which I've come to know quite thoroughly as I read all 17 novels in the series after watching the film. But therein lies my point: which is that the 'Jack Reacher' movie by itself stands strong, what with the decent script and solid performances from Tom Cruise & Rosamund Pike, an assessment I could present as an impartial judge having not read the book before watching the film. Most negative reviews are from readers of the novel & hence they are justified in criticizing the film as an inaccurate portrayal of the novel. But saying that its a stupid/bad film is wrong as its a pretty good movie!