At times, it claims itself to be a serious and even tragic espionage thriller. Although I think Christopher McQuarrie's directorial effort for M:I 5 was impeccable, he has trouble balancing the tone and pace of this particular film. The film itself definitely takes itself a little bit more serious, however, which is where it runs into a few problems. Now over 50-years old, I'm glad he still loves delivering those cheesy punch lines as much as he is doing insane stunts. Reacher is a slightly more brutal and definitely cockier version of his now classic, Ethan Hunt character from M:I.
But if we are being honest, Cruise is having by far the most fun here. Jack Reacher stars several Oscar caliber actors including Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Robert Duvall, and Werner Herzog. But it's far from a weak spot in Cruise' long history of brilliant action fun.
Unfortunately, Jack Reacher didn't reach that feat, nor did it probably deserve to. Tom Cruise may very well be the one man left in Hollywood who commands the top spot in the box office opening weekend.
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