Almost a period piece

Rating: 3/10 (5 January 2015)

Reading the IMDb reviews prior to watching a movie can often spoil the fun of discovering an entertaining flick, even if it's a perceived dud. But reading the IMDBs after having watched that dud gives you a sense of perspective and may sometimes deliver some explanations on how a movie has erred. So I've discovered the Jack Reacher is a popular pulp character with many followers. I also notice that most of that fan base seems to reject the casting choices for the movie adaptation. Point taken but even if I disregard these cautionary details, I'm still left with one word in mind: lame. Lame scenario, lame acting (despite the delicious cleavage, Rosamund Pike gets my nod for most ditsy performance in a recent big-release film), lame chase scene, lame final shoot-out. It is as if I had been watching an action movie shot in the late 1980's; sorry guys but the genre has come a long way since "Diehard". I know that cruising down memory lane can sometimes be cool but tom-cruisin' can also be downright obsolete...