No reaching in Jack Reacher

Rating: 6/10 (12 March 2013)

There is no reaching in Jack Reacher. Tom Cruise delivers his standard rock solid performance, complete with rock solid physique.(Can you believe he is 50!?) Jack Reacher is your basic action movie, but it's not a bad action movie. In fact, I award extra points for additional details, absent many "canned" superstar action flicks.(More than likely a benefit of using a completely constructed book character but, I haven't read the books) Mr. Cruise is aided by Robert Duvall, playing his time tested and fully believable, tuff-kind-hearted-cantankerous-old-coot but, like Mr. Cruise, Mr. Duvall remains snuggled in his comfort zone.
A plausible diversion and worth matinée price, or a rental but, I would avoid spending high dollar datenight cash on this one.