Tom Cruise does a fine job with the fights and stunts that go along with playing Jack Reacher. That he does not resemble the fictional character will bother fans of Lee Child's books. For me, I like seeing Jack Reacher on the big screen and if takes an actor of Cruise's stature (both literally and figuratively) to get the movie made, then more power to him. The pacing keeps you from getting bored and the dialogue, with humorous quips from Reacher, are appreciated. And the ending to the movie is so much better than the book.
"Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" is a follow-up to One Shot (2012) and finds our hero helping a colleague, Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), who has been imprisoned on charges of espionage, mere hours after talking with Reacher on the phone. Reacher breaks Turner out of military prison, making both of them fugitives of the US Army and from a shadowy organization bent on killing them. As they search for the reason behind framing Turner, a subplot, Reacher's possible fatherhood, threatens to overshadow the main plot. Interestingly, Cruise hands the spotlight over to Smulders, much like he did to Emily Blunt in Edge of Tomorrow. Smulders gets to run and fight just like the guys and she proves her character is no pushover. The action is not wall-to-wall, but sufficient and the banter between Reacher and all of the bad guys is one of the movie's highlights. "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" is entertaining mainly due to the considerable charm of its leads.
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