A New Action Movie Franchise For Cruise

Rating: 8/10 (4 April 2013)

Jack Reacher is a thriller that is an adaptation of Lee Child's novel One Shot. Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the film stars Tom Cruise as the title character together with Rosamund Pike,Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog,David Oyelowo and Robert Duvall.
One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. And sure enough, ex-military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter-a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. He is certain something is not right-and soon the slam-dunk case explodes. Now he is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. He knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And he knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning- and then beat him shot for shot.
Jack Reacher is an above-average crime thriller.Obviously,Tom Cruise is starting a new action series after probably moving away from his Ethan Hunt character in the Mission Impossible franchise.This is solid, enjoyable, formula- driven stuff designed to self-replicate into a film series and nothing more.Reacher is a fascinating character, to be sure, both a virtuous crusader for justice and a cold-blooded killer.But having the character a darker edge in the future would make the film more interesting and enjoyable.