Action Packed Thriller With Traces Of Amateurism!

Rating: 7/10 (19 April 2013)

You wouldn't believe Tom Cruise is 50 years old after you watch this adrenaline-pumping, car-smashing, action thriller worth a wonderful watch! The performances & the direction are the two best things in Jack Reacher.
Except for three sequences which made no sense at all to me, I enjoyed the partially-defined plot. Screenplay is good and the sound effects just add the spins up. Action stunts are very good and so are the fights though there is suspicion mounting over the origin of these sequences. Rosamund Pike is genuine while the supporting cast is average in portraying their characters. I should mention Rovert Duvall for his stand-off act.
A story slightly different and difficult to construe, Jack Reacher makes an enjoyable watch with many things left to viewer's imagination including the main plot point. And the climax made the lead character go haywire & stereotyped. Locations are good and some things reminded me of the DIE HARD series. Yet, the humor involved, I personally believe played spoilsport with the genre.
BOTTOM LINE: Even if you are not a TC fan, watch it for the chills.
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? NO
Language: No | Violence: Infinity | Gore: Mediocre | Sex, Nudity: No | Smoking: No | Alcohol, Drugs: No | Traumatizing Factor: Strong