Jack Reacher (2012)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 168
Fresh: 103 | Rotten: 65
Jack Reacher is an above-average crime thriller with a smoothly charismatic performance from Tom Cruise.
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 39
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 24
Jack Reacher is an above-average crime thriller with a smoothly charismatic performance from Tom Cruise.
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Average Rating: 3.6/5
User Ratings: 102,051
Movie Info
Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. And sure enough, ex-military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter-a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right-and soon the slam-dunk case explodes. Now Reacher is teamed with a
Cast
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Tom Cruise
Jack Reacher -
Rosamund Pike
Helen -
Richard Jenkins
Rodin -
David Oyelowo
Emerson -
Werner Herzog
The Zec -
Jai Courtney
Charlie -
Vladimir Sizov
Vlad -
Scott Martin
Wesley -
Joseph Sikora
Barr -
Michael Raymond-Jame...
Linsky -
Alexia Fast
Sandy -
Josh Helman
Jeb -
Robert Duvall
Cash -
James Martin Kelly
Rob Farrior -
Dylan Kussman
Gary -
Denver Milord
Punk -
Susan Angelo
Online Archer -
Julia Yorks
Chrissie Farrior -
Nicole Forester
Nancy Holt -
Delilah Picart
Rita Coronado -
Joe Coyle
Darren Sawyer -
Alicia Murton
Mrs. Saywer -
Peter Gannon
Mr. Archer -
David Whalen
Mr. Holt -
Tristan Elma
Marcos Coronado -
Sophie Guest
Little Girl -
Michael Minor
Eyewitness -
CJ Ramirez
Secretary -
Teri Clark Linden
Night Manager -
Jarid Faubel
Man on Bus -
Sara Lindsey
Woman on Bus -
Jace Jeanes
Zec's Thug -
Andrei Runtso
Zec's Thug -
Efka Kvaraciejus
Zec's Thug -
Lee Child
Desk Sergeant -
Tommy Lafitte
Man With Ballcap -
Kristen Dalton
Mindy -
Jordon Trovillion
Goodwill Cashier -
Annie Kitral
Pawn Shop Cashier -
Lissy Gulick
Diner Waitress -
Catherine Albers
Jeb's Mom -
Larissa S. Emanuele
Sports Bar Waitress -
Jason McCune
Construction Foreman -
Shane Callahan
SWAT Guy -
Joshua Elijah Reese
SWAT Guy -
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All Critics (168) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (103) | Rotten (65)
There is a dogged leanness to Reacher's pursuit that lifts his adventures from the generic rut ...
Top CriticIf Cruise's fantasy superhero garners as many staunch fans ... we may be witnessing the birth of a new franchise.
Jack Reacher already feels as if it belongs to another era.
A clumsily condensed mystery/thriller novel made into a movie that offers little more than every other clumsily condensed mystery/thriller novel made into a movie.
A workmanlike action thriller, competent but never particularly thrilling.
The dialogue is often unintentionally funny and Cruise's performance is all wrong.
Usually McQuarrie keeps things light, letting us enjoy the fantasy of one man defending himself against five enemies with nothing but his fists.
Christopher McQuarrie's Jack Reacher is that rare blend of hard-hitting action and smooth-talking dialogue that makes for an entertaining film.
Cruise does his best to keep a straight face and make himself halfway believable as a brainy roughhouser - think of a less intense Jason Bourne - but ridiculous plotting undermines his efforts.
McQuarrie deftly intermixes observations on human nature - aware that in life, as in all great mysteries, people are not so easily described as "killer" and "victim." Part of why you root for Jack Reacher is his empathy for these foibles and follies.
Jack Reacher revolves around wild impossibilities and baffling motivations, and the conclusion is a whopper that outdoes everything I've discussed above.
Another macho loner fights for justice
A violent adaptation of the bestselling novels about an Iraq War veteran turned vigilante investigator.
...a better-than-average modern-day thriller that hopefully marks the start of a promising new series.
Cruise may be getting older, but he's still the best action star in Hollywood. "Jack Reacher" is typical of the kind of smart choices he's making these days. We could really use more films like this one.
'Jack Reacher' is a lot smarter than you've been led to believe by the ads.
It's easy to like the idea of a Jack Reacher movie; it takes a little more effort to like the one writer-director Christopher McQuarrie (who penned 'The Usual Suspect's) has made.
Another notch on Tom Cruise's action hero belt and demonstrates why he is still one the most bankable action men in Hollywood
This is solid, enjoyable, formula-driven stuff designed to self-replicate into a film series, nothing more - and there's nothing wrong with that.
Reacher is a fascinating character, to be sure, both a virtuous crusader for justice and a cold-blooded killer. Here's hoping that any future big-screen installments might develop those conflicted sides into something with a darker edge.
An often outlandish, overly talky crime-procedural drama that seems like a vanity project its marquee star must have wanted to do with his director buddy while waiting for their next "Mission Impossible" collaboration.
So long as you accept that the twain will never meet between the film and book versions of Jack Reacher, you should be able to enjoy each exclusively if not necessarily as a compliment to one another.
(Cruise)... is assisted by a fine supporting cast that includes, besides Pike, Jenkins and Herzog, David Owelolo, Jai Courtney and Cruise's old buddy, the great Robert Duvall who, at age 81, continues to amaze.
Unless you cast Yao Ming as Bilbo Baggins, what bearing does height have on a characterisation? Thank Christ that Cruise has an unwavering sense of self, as Jack Reacher is old school action dynamite.
Ultimately, the film rises and falls on Cruise's aggressively magnetic performance.
Audience Reviews for Jack Reacher
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- Jack Reacher: Take the girl.
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- Jack Reacher: Pay your cheque first.
- Jeb: I'll pay later.
- Jack Reacher: You won't be able to.
- Jeb: You think?
- Jack Reacher: All the time. You should try it.
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- Jack Reacher: Yout think I'm a hero? I am not a hero. I'm a drifter with nothing to lose.
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- Emerson: Awkward meeting you.
- Jack Reacher: Likewise.
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- Emerson: A stitch in time saves nine.
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- Jack Reacher: How about the inside of an ambulance?
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