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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

October 23, 2016 By Adnerb Leave a Comment

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I love the first Jack Reacher movie starring Tom Cruise.  In fact, that movie inspired me to start reading the Lee Child books.  So I must say I was a little disappointed in this movie.  It isn’t bad, but it is not quite as good as the first one, which had the added benefit of the great Robert Duvall.  In Never Go Back, Colbie Smulders plays Major Susan Turner who is arrested on a trumped up espionage charge.  Reacher, who has only spoken to the major over the phone, decides to look into the case.  Of course, there is corruption everywhere, and Reacher is tasked to sort it all out.  Tom Cruise may not look like the Jack Reacher of the books ( he is supposed to weigh a muscular 300 pounds) but he definitely has the attitude.  He also has a daughter he didn’t know about, or does he?  There is lots of action and chases and, of course, Reacher straightens it all out.  I like how this movie was faithful to the book.  Even though I felt this one wasn’t as good as the first one, I am still looking forward to the next Jack Reacher movie.

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