Official
Australian release date: 20/10/16. Viewed: 22/10/16.
Director:
Edward Zwick
Actors:
Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger
Genre:
Action
Rating:
M
The second Jack Reacher film (based on
Lee Child’s 18th book, ‘Never Go Back’) is much the same as the
first film – still not as good as the novel, but a serviceable action film
nonetheless. I’m not sure why, if they’re going to franchise the series, they
don’t go in chronological order? It takes most of the plot from the book: a
Military Police Major, Turner (Smulders) is framed for espionage, so Reacher (Cruise)
decides to exonerate her by finding/killing who has set her up.
It’s amazing Cruise doesn’t appear to have
aged at all in 4 years! People still hate that he’s not the 6 foot-plus hulk
from the books, but Cruise brings an intensity to the role, while not always
being stony. The difference is that instead of being a loner, he’s paired up
with Turner and Samantha (Yarosh), so there’s three of them on the run, making
for a different dynamic that doesn’t always work, especially since he’s not the
most paternal. Since it’s a cruise film, there’s plenty of running – see above –
which even Smulders gets in on!
It’s certainly not bad – enough hand-to-hand
fights and shoot-outs to tick the ‘action’ box, as well as a bit of a
murder-mystery to be solved. The main issue is it’s a little long and there’s
nothing unique in it – it’s all pretty standard and unforgettable.
Overall: Adequate action flick.
Gav's Rating: 3 stars.
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