The MisAdventures of Scientology Man!

Rating: 6/10 (29 December 2012)

The plot of this movie was for the most part, very well written -- they just should have got someone else to play the lead besides Scientology Man.
The whole movie is basically stroking the dudes ego of how strong / fast / cool he is...it's just so 70s "detective" tacky-like. Now I'm not saying that this type of thing doesn't actually work sometimes, even in modern films -- but Tom Cruise can NOT pull this off.
He's a nut-job off set and every time you hear someone in the film say "Jack Reacher" in the movie, like he's this living legend who's stronger and faster than everyone else in the world, you are just thinking in the back of your head; "wait, that can't be right, they're talking about Tom Cruise..." Denzel Washington -- yeah, he could pull off something like that. Even Leo DiCaprio. But NOT Scientology Man. Just doesn't do it for me -- especially the bar fight scene.
If it was 5 guys vs Tom Cruise IRL in a bar fight, Mr. Cruise would get his ASS KICKED. The movie just does not work to personify this guy who IRL is the total opposite of his character in the film.
I'm not saying he doesn't act it -- he acts very well -- it's just you can NOT ignore his public / private life when you take into account his acting...it's just not possible. It's worth noting that for whatever reason, I don't seem to have this problem with the MI films. Maybe they are just written to be a little less egotistical / mythical for the main character.
The acting from the rest of the cast is OK -- it's not spectacular, but they get by. The action scenes are very, very well shot and coordinated -- as you would expect at this level of budget.
So -- is it worth seeing? I say yeah -- it's worth it; it's a good story and it's way better than a lot of other movies that are out right now. Just don't get too caught up in the dreamy eyes of Scientology Man and expect him to come flying in wearing his cape to save the day -- because in the end, it just doesn't work.
Take sherlock holmes with RDJ -- he has like all the powers in the world in those movies -- he can think and fight his way out of anything; but he pulls it off because he's an awesome guy.
I particularly like the review that says "Tom Cruise is NOT Jack Reacher." -- that says it all right there. He's just not. He's a scientologist and he likes to pack fudge, but he's NOT Jack Reacher.