I just would have liked a bit more of a happy medium between the two. But the final 30 minutes completely forget about the grounded tone and let Cruise loose on one of his bone-crushing Mission Impossible action sprees. 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. This is easily-digestible Hollywood fare, to be sure, but thereвЂ™s not quite enough meat on the bone here.Tom Cruise may very well be the one man left in Hollywood who commands the top spot in the box office opening weekend. Jack Reacher wants to be a new kind of Mission: Impossible where Bourne Supremacy-esque action replaces any deep need for well-rounded character, but McQuarrie and Cruise never fully get around to successfully making their case. McQuarrie has assembled a sensational cast Richard Jenkins, Robert Duvall, and even our favorite thickly-accented fusspot Werner Herzog appear here but after the gleeful advent of their mere presence wears off, thereвЂ™s not all that much for them to do. One canвЂ™t quite shake the fact, though, that there should be at the very least a bit more popcorn fun to Jack Reacher. In fact, CruiseвЂ™s steely cool is perhaps Christopher McQuarrieвЂ™s filmвЂ™s grandest asset. Devout followers of Lee ChildвЂ™s novels had trouble accepting Tom Cruise as the strapping, Viking-esque eponymous protagonist, but to reject Tommy Boy too early is a big mistake: for all the constantly-swirling controversy Cruise somehow continues to keep simmering, heвЂ™s as able to both fill seats and entertain now as he ever has been. Devout followers of Lee ChildвЂ™s novels had trouble accepting Tom Cruise as the strapping, Viking-esque eponymous protagonist, but to reject Tommy Boy too early is a big mistake: for all the constantly-swirling controversy Cruise somehow Jack Reacher is not completely without its merits. Jack Reacher is not completely without its merits. But what's important here is that everyone involved in the film makes it completely believable, right until the final scene, which, is hardly Bourne, but still a great finale. Although he can write great material and characters, the mystery side to his novels has, even after all these years, been rather amateurish.

My only gripe is that the reveals are all quite predictable and unexciting, which again, comes back to Child's original work. There's red herrings, viewpoints from both the good and bad guys, and it is all paced at the same break neck speed as the novels.

You're provided with the general story, not so much a whodunnit as a whodiddit with them.

As for the plot, it's standard Lee Child fare. Part of my respect for the film comes from solely how well he pulled the character off. Tom Cruise, hate him or love him, and forgetting the height issue, is definitely Reacher. Such prolific output is usually fit for straight-to-TV drama series', so it's a surprise that Jack Reacher not only received the treatment it deserved, but also provides perhaps the most entertaining crime-thriller since The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. If anything, the story he provides is just a standard crime thriller. What you must remember, then, is that Lee Child knocks one of these books out every year. Where in the Crime genre, you expect great success to only come from a riveting script, cajoled and simmered for years before anyone even thinks about directing it. What you must remember, In some respects, it's easy to see why Jack Reacher was never going to be a darling for the critics. In some respects, it's easy to see why Jack Reacher was never going to be a darling for the critics.

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