Directed by : Christopher McQuarrie
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790724/
Five random people shooted by a person, but was it just a insane act or there was something more to it. That is the main plot of the film.
The genre of the film being suspense mystery never really stands out due to the screenplay that loses track and is a bit slow. Instead what I liked was Tom Cruise one liners, replies, that 'hat' sequence (which most had seen in trailer only) and the final action sequence.
If they kept the pace of the film bit faster, the film would had worked much more. Like the scene where Jack (Tom Cruise) asks Helen (Rosamund) to meet families of those 5 innocent dead people, and feel the kind of pain they would be now in, mainly because Helen plays defense lawyer who has to save James Barr (Joseph) from being termed murderer. Jack digs deep into the case along with the help of Helen, and slowly the real motive behind the murders gets revealed.
Rosamund Pike was pretty average in her performance. Tom Cruise was excellent as always and very stylish. No so the case with the actors playing bad guys, none of them make a mark.
The action scenes were very well performed, specially the final scene in rain. The fingers chopped off kinda of stuff irritates me, probably one of few things that Hollywood films have a plenty every now and then.
In the end, Jack Reacher is a okay film, one time watch at the best.
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790724/
Five random people shooted by a person, but was it just a insane act or there was something more to it. That is the main plot of the film.
The genre of the film being suspense mystery never really stands out due to the screenplay that loses track and is a bit slow. Instead what I liked was Tom Cruise one liners, replies, that 'hat' sequence (which most had seen in trailer only) and the final action sequence.
If they kept the pace of the film bit faster, the film would had worked much more. Like the scene where Jack (Tom Cruise) asks Helen (Rosamund) to meet families of those 5 innocent dead people, and feel the kind of pain they would be now in, mainly because Helen plays defense lawyer who has to save James Barr (Joseph) from being termed murderer. Jack digs deep into the case along with the help of Helen, and slowly the real motive behind the murders gets revealed.
Rosamund Pike was pretty average in her performance. Tom Cruise was excellent as always and very stylish. No so the case with the actors playing bad guys, none of them make a mark.
The action scenes were very well performed, specially the final scene in rain. The fingers chopped off kinda of stuff irritates me, probably one of few things that Hollywood films have a plenty every now and then.
In the end, Jack Reacher is a okay film, one time watch at the best.
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