Starts out strong, and dies.

Rating: 5/10 (7 May 2013)

I've seen a lot of movies, so I am an educated viewer. Jack Reacher starts out with less than all cylinders firing, yet still I was intrigued for the first 30-45 minutes. After the honey-moon of the first 30-45 minutes I expect an intelligent plot to develop. An intelligent plot consists of a developed protagonist, antagonist and reasonable conflict. Jack Preacher lacks all three. After an hour I started wondering "what's the point?". Finally, they bring in Robert Duvall in the final act. I found myself thinking that they brought in a big name actor to save the film. This movie is over-rated at a "7" and the story is lacking. Motives are lacking. Who are "the bad guys" goes unexplained, as well as character development for Jack Reacher himself. In my opinion, a below average movie.