With few words and the odd squint, Cruise hard boils all of his charisma into a clenched fist, but is more than happy to let a dynamic Smulders take the lead in many scenes. Show Never Go Back could have used a bit more personality in the bad guy department, and the middle section sags a bit before the inevitable (and satisfying) denouement. But everyone involved seems to understand exactly what kind of movie they’re trying to make, and they deliver on just about every promise made by the title Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. excellent movie, excellent actor play. ---------------------- Jack Reacher around my thoughts. Tom Cruise was my dream man when I was in high school and I saw him playing volleyball in his jeans and no shirt in "Top Gun." I asked my dad for the VHS for christmas and he looked at me a long time and said "Ain't you already seen it?" I said I did and he took a sip of his Schlitz can and asked cruelly, "Then why the he!!! would you pay money to see it again?" He didn't understand. Never did. Still he's gone now and while I would struggle to say I miss him, I would say I wish we were closer when he was alive. He never came to terms with my lifestyle and I am sure he would be embarrassed that I make my living as a cage dancer in the Keys. I know Tom is going to come to terms with who he is someday and when he does he will find himself a most welcome guest at Tommy's in Key West. The movie is lighter, more fun, and ultimately more satisfying than its weighty predecessor. It’s a pity that Jack Reacher: Never Go Back fails to support Cruise and his co-stars, all of whom are acting as if their lives depended on it. There’s a great movie buried somewhere in here—a strange but beguiling family comedy and a meditation on nature vs. nurture, with a bit of shooting and punching thrown in—but the filmmakers never figure out how to excavate it. Cruise’s undeniable star power is all that keeps “Never Go Back” from feeling like it came off a studio assembly line, though you’ll still spend most of the movie wondering if you’ve been swindled into watching a movie about Ethan Hunt’s luddite twin brother. Zwick barely manages to tickle our adrenaline, waiting till the climactic showdown amid a New Orleans Halloween parade to deliver a sequence that could legitimately register as memorable. Even as a star text, it’s shoddy. This movie is also made from book to screen, Jack Reacher is a great hardened character and Cruise is surprisingly good as the Military detective who struggles with normal world feelings. Great action flik and a decent cast pull **** film. This movie can get "over-reviewed" but its a 9 for what it pretends to be and delivers. I hope they make more Reacher movies (as there lots of books in the series) The first 30-45 were strong but then the story didn't align fully in the end. The initial Jack Reacher was complete. It had a great plot that had you on the edge of your seat, fantastic conversation, and character development. It would be enough for Tom Cruise and his wallet to "never go back" because this movie absolutely sets the "franchise" back. I'm certain that film schools would use this as an example if the word predictable were to refer to any movie. I sat there anticipating the subsequent line. When something comes up that will be important later, you can tell because it is so overt. The storyline is uninteresting, the acting is drab, Cruise loses interest, and the movie doesn't feel like the previous one at all. It falls under the same category as the Mummy, in my opinion. Mindless, Cartoonish, one fight after another, copy / paste dialogue. Except for the set dressing,generally disappointing. It has one or two moments, and The actors try, but it's not nearly as good as the original "Jack Reacher ( 2012) What made the "Jack reacher 2012" so good was the dialogue, the tension, the detection the thoughtful approach, the pacing. That( 2012) was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, and is very worthwhile. This one is "a swing and a miss", or a "broken bat pop-up" I do hope McQuarrie is brought back for the next one. This is really bad movie. Plot is weak, characters are dull, especially Danika Yaroshes role of a "street" girl. It's just a very weak movie. If I wasn't a fan of Tom Cruise this film wouldn't even get 3/10. Seriously, much weaker than the first part, and if you didn't like the prequel, this one is going to kill your brains. Much like an Uwe Boll movies. Just can't beelive that the guy that directed "The Last Samurai" and the actor that had played the main role just could produce the s...t like that. HORRIBLE!!! Production Company Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Dream Cars, Huahua Media, S&C Pictures, Shanghai Film Group, TC Productions Is Jack Reacher show worth watching?Jack Reacher never loses and despite some bad situations he always comes out on top, it's a bit silly but it makes for relaxing and fun action, this show is the same, I was worried they would try and tone it down, but no. If you like a good mystery where the hero takes everybody on but wins you'll enjoy Reacher. Which Jack Reacher is better?In the end, Tom Cruise was in no way an unconvincing Jack Reacher — just a smaller one. All things said Alan Ritchson is the quintessential Jack Reacher that fans and Lee Child have always wanted since the books first took off. Should I watch Jack Reacher before Jack Reacher: Never Go Back?Best order to watch Jack Reacher in This means that if you're looking to watch all of the adaptations out there right now you can basically do it in two chunks: First, check out the two Tom Cruise movies, starting with Jack Reacher and then moving on to Never Go Back. Is Jack Reacher 1 or 2 better?'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back' is not an awful sequel, but what was done well in the first 'Jack Reacher' isn't done well here. If there is one word to sum it up, it's routine. Apart from some direct-to-video-like production values in some of the action sequences, it's a reasonably well-made film. |
