Seen it, Done it, Ate the T-shirt...

Rating: 5/10 (8 September 2013)

It took me until the final act, involving Jack Reacher teaming up with a comical, senile old dude to break his girl out from a shack in the middle of the night for me to realise: I am SO OVER Tom Cruise action movies. I mean, they all seem to follow a distinct pattern, and earn their star obscene amounts of money even though its the stuntmen that deserve all the kudos. Also, spare me another movie about 'The Outlaw With A Heart Of Gold'. And that 'Good Guy Turns Out To Be Bad' twist was old even before the hills came into being.
Still, it's not all bad. We get intense car chases, shoot outs and a nice bit of KUNG-FU FIGHTING going on (Apologies to Carl Douglas). It all feels slightly laboured though, as if everyone is going through the motions rather than enjoying themselves. It's the sort of movie where the feeling of déjà vu is all-encompassing from the get-go, and when it's all over you feed the goldfish, brush your teeth and go to bed, not being wiser or dumber for the experience. Or to put it another way, it's like going out with the first person who asks you: Catch it if you must, but you could probably do better... 5/10