A fun Tom Cruise character thriller

Rating: 5/10 (19 October 2016)

When a mysterious man (Jai Courtney) brutally shoots five people in broad daylight outside PNC Park, the accused man Barr (Joseph Sikora) request that detective Emerson (David Oyelowo) contact Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise). Reacher shows up to investigate the murders and find out if Barr is guilty as he once helped him escape justice for a similar murder spree when he served in the military. Jack was a respected military cop who dropped off the grid only to resurface for this investigation. The movie is based on the novel "One Shot" by Lee Child.
Sadly, the gruesome murder feels all too familiar in the troubled times we live in and adds impact to the nature of the investigation. Barr's lawyer Helen Rodin (Rosamund Pike) employs Reacher to help her discover the truth behind the victims and the killer. Pike and Cruise work well together as Cruise embodies the cavalier charm of Reacher and Pike plays the incredulous and standoffish lawyer who needs Reacher's expertise. The conspiracy grows deeper as the plot thickens and viewers witness both the mystery solving and the villain's plot.
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