A sheer disappointment!

Rating: 5/10 (27 April 2013)

Lee Child's One Shot comes to the big screen with Tom Cruise playing the retired military police, Jack Reacher. Before I go any further, I have to mention that I have not read the book but believe me when I tell you that it ought to be ten fold better than what the movie was.
As with every other blockbuster Hollywood movie, I most certainly was looking forward to Jack Reacher and of course Tom Cruise's portrayal of the character. The storyline begins with the deaths of five people and the police zeroing in on Barr in what seems to be an open and shut case till the accused asks for Jack Reacher who turns up in the city not to save the guy, but bury him and get on with his (Reacher's) life. But things start to seem out of place and Jack decides to investigate further to find himself uncovering an intricate plot of 'epic proportions' (Read sarcasm).
Needless to say, Tom does his part. He blends into his character smoothly and does the job quite well. However everything else in the movie, to put in two words is; simply average. The plot stood thin and predictable coupled with some terrible acting performances and while our heroine/damsel in distress Pike's performance was nothing stellar, I cannot help but imagine how could the director go so wrong with this movie after having being involved in hits such as The Usual Suspects and Valkyrie.
To conclude, Jack Reacher did not live up to its hype and certainly did not meet the high expectations I had of the same. Don't get me wrong, Tom's a great fit for Jack Reacher but everything else is just too poorly crafted for my taste and those who find themselves in agreement with me.