Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise is Jack Reacher - a stoic, ice-cool drifter and former military investigator engrossed in a case involving an army-trained assassin. Co-stars Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall and Werner Herzog as Reacher's nemesis. Based on Lee Child’s novel One Shot, from writer/director Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects).
When a sniper takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect claims his innocence and offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher." So begins a chase for the truth, pitting the ruthless Reacher - teamed with a young defense lawyer (Pike) - against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
2012Rating: M, for violence, language and some drug material130 minsUSA
ActionDramaThrillerBlockbuster
- Director:
- Christopher McQuarrie ('The Way of the Gun')
- Writer:
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Cast:
- Tom CruiseRosamund PikeRobert DuvallJames Martin KellyJai CourtneyRichard JenkinsWerner HerzogDavid Oyelowo
Jack Reacher / Reviews
Total Film
A superior thriller, with Cruise and McQuarrie slotting together like a bullet in a clip. Like Reacher on the firing range, the aim isn’t always true – but the misses are fractional.
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The self-confident, supercompetent Reacher is a character Mr. Cruise could play in his sleep, which is pretty much what he does.
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Los Angeles Times
The actor can do cool and calculating, it's the meaning behind it that never flickers to life.
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Hollywood Reporter
Cruise might not be the 6-foot-5 rock described in the books, but he makes the title role fit him like a latex glove in a winning turn that could spawn a popular new franchise.
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Empire Magazine
A witty, violent take on Reacher that makes up for its lack of height with an abundance of smarts and thrills.
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