Great Mystery and Action At the Same Time!

Rating: 8/10 (5 January 2013)

So what if you may not like Tom Cruise in his personal life. But there is no denying him as a great actor and producer as well.
He plays the title character, a ghost homicide investigator who used to be an Army MP. Who gets hired by the would be suspect who gunned down five people in Pa sniper like.
As he is tough, relentless of the truth but also has a soft side as well. He works for the daughter-defense lawyer(Rosamund Pike) of the DA(great character actor, Richard Jenkins). And an wily cop named Emerson(David Oyelowo). As the sniper used to serve in the Army like Reacher.
What looks like a random killing is much more than even an expert like Reacher can bargain for. As he needs a lot more help than he felt he could do it by himself and with the Pike character. As it seems to be a conspiracy after a would be "normal" bar fight turns out to try to get him out of the way...You Don't Mess With Reacher at all!! That is why he brings in a former USMC gunnery sergeant(Oscar winner Robert Duvall) as he nows owns a shooting range in OH. As Duvall realizes and looks through the "phony name" Reacher gave him after they meet. After proving his skills on the range, Cruise lets Duvall in on the action at the end.
Not just an action film but also a great mystery and whodunit suspense. Cruise is great and gives his usual great performance. But Duvall has only a brief time in the film, at least 15 minutes and steals the movie. And wished that he had more time.
Chemistry between Cruise and Pike hints on romance but nothing ever comes of it. But still a great action and mystery in-between movie.