Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher - a VERY welcome surprise....!!!

Rating: 2/10 (11 March 2013)

To be honest, I had been waiting to watch this movie with, what I would say, limited expectations...
I am an avid reader and avid movie watcher (average 2 novels/5 movies per week - never watch regular TV other than news and have a full time gardening business - ex associate director of UK bank...?) I have been used to, in the past, seeing characters such as Alex Cross (supposedly mid 30's American football player) being played by a mid 50's actor (Morgan Freeman - albeit wonderful as an actor but wrong for the role), the Da Vinci Code (Paul Betthany - again a good actor but NOTHING like the way his character was described).
Soooo...... it was with limited expectations (but eternal optimism) that I watched the Jack Reacher movie.....
To say I was surprised is an understatement - Le Cruise is excellent - and I mean that with not too many reservations. The one area I had to suspend disbelief is the fact that here is a guy that did Top Gun 26 or 27 years ago, and he has aged maybe 10 years..... don't call me cynical......
Obviously he REALLY wanted to play this role, and congratulations to him for having the guts to go for it, as he really pulls it off..... it was enjoyable and, strangely, fairly faithful to the original.
I sincerely hope that this becomes the first part of a franchise series, as I think this character could become Tom's eponymous (did i spell that right?) role.....certainly more so than Cole Trickle.....
Mark