Not very good

Rating: 7/10 (8 August 2013)

Firstly, I'd like to mention I've read the book, and also that I'm not particularly bothered about Cruise's height and weight. However, his acting was awful.
I have seen lots of over-rated movies in this website, and, for instance, one time I thought "well, I would rate this film 6/10 and IMDb users say 6.5/10. That's not too bad". But this, 7/10, seriously guys? I rated this 4/10. I have some reasons, but I guess that what bothered me the most was the acting: it was bad. So bad, it hurt my eyes. Jack Reacher is not only a big guy, but a very smart one too. And sarcastic. And scary. Tom Cruise failed at all of those things. He just can't be Reacher. He's not funny enough. He's not threatening enough. I was laughing all throughout the film, and for the wrong reasons. I tried to like it, but I just couldn't. Spoiler: There is a scene where Jack Reacher is calling Charlie and threatening to kill him. The way he does it is: he calls him, tells him he doesn't want to kill him. He hangs up. He calls back telling him he just changed his mind and wants to kill him. In the book; it was exciting, scary, funny and it kept my adrenaline rushing. In the film it was none of that. It just failed. Scenes like that one, there are dozens.
If you think from the trailer that you'll like it, do yourself a favour and read the book instead.