Synopsis
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
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Cast
- Tom CruiseJack Reacher
- Rosamund PikeHelen Rodin
- Richard JenkinsD.A. Alex Rodin
- David OyelowoDet. Emerson
- Werner HerzogZec Chelovek
- Jai CourtneyCharlie
- Robert DuvallMartin Cash
- Vladimir SizovVlad
- Joseph SikoraJames Barr
- Nicole ForesterNancy Holt
Recommendations
- 83
The Playlist
In terms of pure pop entertainment value, you'll be hard-pressed to find a more smartly constructed, beautifully shot, pulse-pounding movie this holiday season. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Tom Cruise is in fine form as mysterious tough guy Jack Reacher finally reaches the big screen. - 80
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. - 75
Rolling Stone
This is Cruise's show. And he nails it. The patented smile is gone, replaced by a glower that makes Jack Reacher a dark and dazzling ride into a new kind of hell. - 70
Village Voice
Cruise is definitely too short for the gig, but in this first fight, he proves his tough-guy chops. Outraged Reacher readers can stand down. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
That Cruise fails to make a case for Reacher's allure, though, has less to do with physical dissonance than it does with the film's inability - stupefying inability, really - to otherwise make a case for the character's originality in a movie so choked with visual clichés and dreadfully moldy dialogue. - 50
Variety
Reacher is a brawny action figure whose exploits would have been a good fit for the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone back in the day, but feel less fun when delegated to a leading man like Tom Cruise. The star is too charismatic to play someone so cold-blooded, and his fans likely won't appreciate the stretch. - 50
Time
Even when the film is cool, it manages to be wrong.
