Tom Cruise

Rosamund Pike

Richard Jenkins

David Oyelowo

Werner Herzog

Jai Courtney

Robert Duvall

Vladimir Sizov

Joseph Sikora

Nicole Forester

Michael Raymond-James

Alexia Fast

Josh Helman

James Martin Kelly

Dylan Kussman

Denver Milord

Susan Angelo

Julia Yorks

Delilah Picart

Joe Coyle

Alicia Murton

Peter Gannon

David Whalen

Tristan Elma

Sophie Guest

Michael Minor

Scott A. Martin

CJ Ramirez

Teri Clark

Jarid Faubel

Sara Lindsey

Jace Jeanes

Andrei Runtso

Efka Kvaraciejus

Lee Child

Tommy Lafitte

Kristen Dalton

Jordan Trovillion

Annie Kitral

Lissy Gulick

Catherine Albers

Larissa Emanuele

Jason McCune

Shane Callahan

Joshua Elijah Reese

Nathan Hollabaugh

Christopher Stadulis

Joe Fishel

Robert Liscio

Ronn Surels

Jackson Nunn

Don Granger

Gary Levinsohn

Paula Wagner

Joe Kraemer

Kevin Stitt

Christopher McQuarrie

George A. Weimerskirch

Susan Matheson

Janene Carleton

Mindy Marin

Clay Cullen

Zack Duhame

Christa Munro

Winfrey Izear

Sarah Monzani

Marianne Skiba

Scott Curtis

Chad Djubek

Jim Emswiller

Victor Ray Ennis

Judah Getz

Jerry Gilbert

Tamas Kurina

Chris Navarro

Michael Piotrowski

Kelly Roofner

Amishjim Schulze

David Stanke

Bruce Tanis

Jay Wilkinson

Scott Wolf

Juan Álvarez

Caitlin Atherton

Adam Avery

Charles Baden

Cody Brunty

Daniel Chavez

Chris Ervin

Bryan Godwin

Rachel Faith Hanson

Travis Wade Ivy

James Kawano

Harimander Singh Khalsa

Bill Kunin

Valy Lungoccia

Mare McIntosh

Roger Mocenigo

Shoban Narayanan

Denise O'Neill

Jale Parsons

Mitch Paulson

Joel Sevilla

Doug Spilatro

Shane Strickman

Josh Sutherland

Mike Uguccioni

David Van Dyke

Melanie Cargioli

Michelle Christensen

James Eidel

Alison Evans

Kelli French

Elaine Perlmann

Virginia Smith Phillips

Danny Vick

Nancy Thompson

Greg Loskorn

Peter Epstein

Caleb Deschanel

James D. Bissell

Jessica Lichtner

Denise Luiso

Douglas A. Mowat

Karen Ballard

Anna Behlmer

Terry Porter

Alan Rankin

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Angel De Angelis

Trefor Proud

Nancy Keslar

Charlene Amateau

Lindsay Feldman

John Finklea

BJ McDonnell

Alice Rietveld

Amy Lynn Tuttle

Casey O'Neill

Mark Edward Wright

Kris Cole

Markus Mentzer

Eddie Perez

Kimberly Shannon Murphy

Kelly Oxford

Julie Feiner

Jay Meagher

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Jack Reacher

Paramount Pictures

Skydance Media

TC Productions

United States of America

English

sniper

coma

based on novel or book

war veteran

mass murder

detective

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conspiracy

police chase

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loner

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fist fight

mass murderer

gun range

Kenneth Axel Carlsson

A man shoots six people in a park, seemingly at random. The evidence is obvious and the police catch him short after. When asked about the murders, all he says (or rather writes) is "Get Jack Reacher". They do, and while Jack thinks he is only here to bury him (whatever that actually means), he soon finds out that the rabbit hole goes a bit further than he originally thought. Now Jack is looking to put together the pieces of a much larger puzzle.

This movie has the ring of a simple action movie with a small twist. The twist, actually, is quite obvious if you think about what is happening in the beginning of the movie.

I remember seeing the trailer a long time ago, and it painted a picture of a comedy, but this movie is not that. It might have one or two funny fight scenes (and dialogue with Robert Duvall), but it is actually quite dark. This is kinda what saved the movie a bit for me, having judged it beforehand.

Tom Cruise is... Tom Cruise. At least in the way that we have seen him protrayed in the most recent years. The silent, cool guy who knows how to handle the problems, and who seems to always be one step ahead of everyone. I am not a big fan of this guy, and therefore, ultimately, not a big fan of Jack Reacher, however, it is slightly better than I thought it would be. And Werner Herzog has a nice little cameo, that movie aficionados will surely enjoy, being the great director that he is.

_Last words... if you like Tom Cruise, go for it. If you like a nice organized action movie, much like the many Bourne movies... go for it. If you want more than superficial characters and a very straightforward plot, this is not the movie for you._

You think I'm a hero? I am not a hero. And if you're smart, that scares you. Because I have nothing to lose.

It got off on the wrong foot, fans of the Lee Child novels were up in arms about the casting of Tom Cruise in the title role. He didn't fit the profile it was said, scorn was poured on the film, quite often by people who hadn't even seen it! So how refreshing to find that since I personally have no affinity to the Child books, and having never read anything by the author, I found a wonderfully old fashioned thriller.

Reacher the character is a damn fine creation, an ex military bad ass who doesn't get found unless he wants to get found. He gets involved with jobs that need solving, utilising his special skills to close out the mysteries. Here he pitches up along side defence attorney Helen Rodin (Rosamund Pike) when an ex army sniper apparently at random kills five people and then mentions Reacher's name during interrogation. Cue twists and turns, rocks upturned for covert clues and a shady road to be trawled to get to the crux of the matter.

Cruise as Reacher is superb, where under the astute directing and writing of Christopher McQuarrie we are left in no doubt this is a cool no nonsense hard man, loved by the ladies and feared by not just the crims, but also the law authorities. None of which is overkilled, it's subtle in execution, McQuarrie doesn't need to turn his film into a blitzkrieg of CGI blunderbuss multiplex pandering. Action is smartly staged, the violence brutal without being course, while the story is delightful in how it gleefully wrong foots the viewers in plot dynamics and sly humour.

The deal is closed out via the sterling supporting turns to Cruise, with Pike, Robert Duvall, Werner Herzog and Jai Courtney adding considerably to this splendid Cruise and McQuarrie broth. In spite of divisive reviews and reports, Jack Reacher in filmic form has risen above that to become a success. Hooray! 7.5/10

CinemaSerf

So five, ostensibly unconnected, people are picked off walking along the street by a sniper. Surprisingly, the police manage to apprehend the culprit pretty quickly but are bemused when he asks them to summon "Jack Reacher" (Tom Cruise) who, as it happens, was already on his way to the city. The defence attorney "Helen" (Rosamund Pike) is trying to elicit some help from "Reacher", but this former criminal investigator wants to nail the man's ass firmly to the slats. When the accused is reduced to a coma after being beaten up on a prison bus, the two start to work in earnest on this seemingly open and shut case and we gradually discover that, well there is a great deal more to discover...! It's way too long, this, and takes the best part of an hour for us to get past the character establishment and who's got a grudge bits, also Pike is really quite sterile with her portrayal of the dogged lawyer - but once Cruise gets into his stride the story starts to pick up quite interestingly with plenty of action, a few twists and an ending that reminded me a bit of "Highlander" (1986). Eye-candyman Jai Courtney is still as wooden as a door post but does enough here, as do Richard Jenkins and the sparingly, but effectively, used Werner Herzog. Cruise has made loads of these films that showcase his talents in high-end action films and this fits neatly into the middle of the pile. Not bad, but I've already forgotten it.

Andre Gonzales

Good movie. Just like a normal type of Tom Cruise movie. Where he kicks lots of butte. In this one he's like a ghost. Trying to be like the bourne identity. Still a decent movie though.

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Jack Reacher( 2012)

The law has limits. He does not.

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A review by Kenneth Axel Carlsson

Written by Kenneth Axel Carlsson on Fri Dec 26 2014

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