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Greetings,
So, I remember back in 2012 a movie called Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise was coming out. I am not the biggest Tom Cruise fan, and that has nothing to do with how puny he is. I just think he tends to do movies that I just dont find terribly exciting. So I slept on Jack Reacher. Later on, I had the chance to stream it one night and really enjoyed it. I mean, the main character is an interesting guy. Former military lawyer and cop, now turned vagabond. There was a great lead in to why Reacher is called into the story. Its heart wrenching at times, funny in others, just an all around clever movie. I loved it, despite Cruise being so puny.
Now there was also a sequel called Jack Reacher Never go back, as the title instructed me, I will never be going back. Not sure what happened here, but this thing went off the rails. The smart sleek crime suspense action flick turned into a dopey copy of The Bored identity franchise. A real shame.
So, why is being puny such an issue for Reacher? I wasnt sure for a long time. I always thought Jack Reacher novels they sold at airports were for dudes too busy to do something as nerdy as read. Sounds like the novels tell a story about a guy who is wicked smart and fricken huge. He uses his mind almost as often as his hands to bring justice to bad guys. I still haven't read them, so I have to only guess the truth lies somewhere between the Cruise films and the newly dropped series by Amazon. (Speaking of Amazon, whats up? Did Y'all really just drop an entire series in one day? I gotta say I like the new look Amazon!)
Jack Reacher is just a highly talented boy scout. At least that's how it appears until he starts chocking the life out of people with his huge meaty mits. No, this character has a past, a dark one. While he tries to do the best in the name of righteousness and justice, Reacher sees the world for what it really is. A complicated mess of corruption and violence that despite his best efforts keeping drawing him back in. All he wants to do is check out of motels, eat at greasy spoons, thirft shop (but never poppin tags!), ride grey hound buses, and bang the occasional hooker. That's just simply too much for a man like Reacher to ask in this world...
What did you think?
So, I remember back in 2012 a movie called Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise was coming out. I am not the biggest Tom Cruise fan, and that has nothing to do with how puny he is. I just think he tends to do movies that I just dont find terribly exciting. So I slept on Jack Reacher. Later on, I had the chance to stream it one night and really enjoyed it. I mean, the main character is an interesting guy. Former military lawyer and cop, now turned vagabond. There was a great lead in to why Reacher is called into the story. Its heart wrenching at times, funny in others, just an all around clever movie. I loved it, despite Cruise being so puny.
Now there was also a sequel called Jack Reacher Never go back, as the title instructed me, I will never be going back. Not sure what happened here, but this thing went off the rails. The smart sleek crime suspense action flick turned into a dopey copy of The Bored identity franchise. A real shame.
So, why is being puny such an issue for Reacher? I wasnt sure for a long time. I always thought Jack Reacher novels they sold at airports were for dudes too busy to do something as nerdy as read. Sounds like the novels tell a story about a guy who is wicked smart and fricken huge. He uses his mind almost as often as his hands to bring justice to bad guys. I still haven't read them, so I have to only guess the truth lies somewhere between the Cruise films and the newly dropped series by Amazon. (Speaking of Amazon, whats up? Did Y'all really just drop an entire series in one day? I gotta say I like the new look Amazon!)
Jack Reacher is just a highly talented boy scout. At least that's how it appears until he starts chocking the life out of people with his huge meaty mits. No, this character has a past, a dark one. While he tries to do the best in the name of righteousness and justice, Reacher sees the world for what it really is. A complicated mess of corruption and violence that despite his best efforts keeping drawing him back in. All he wants to do is check out of motels, eat at greasy spoons, thirft shop (but never poppin tags!), ride grey hound buses, and bang the occasional hooker. That's just simply too much for a man like Reacher to ask in this world...
The first movie Jack Reacher Is a great film. Its smart, has heart, and saves the action for a satisfying end. You have plausible reasons for Reacher going around investigating a crime conspiracy. The writing is clever and paced well for a movie that actually runs 2 hours long. What we learn is Reacher is an interesting guy, who uses his smarts to bring about justice. When danger comes his way hes no slouch and can handle his own.
The series starts out very similar which is no surprise they use the same material. Though, it quickly diverts from there as Reacher starts doing law enforcement stuff despite not having any good reason to do it. Do the cops mind? Only the corrupt ones, and even they dont seem to mind much. This particular criminal conspiracy cost Reacher his brother so its personal. The law takes a quick backseat as Reacher starts commiting a litany of crimes and before long the body count start piling higher than the evidence he barely bothers to collect. Cops still dont seem to mind, even the corrupt ones...
If you prefer a smart and well written experience to unfold, then the film will fit the bill. If you dont mind a non-serious bender where nobody seems to call the police during public firefights and the hero is a big beefcake of a man who administers judgement with his oversized meathooks you'll enjoy the series.
The series starts out very similar which is no surprise they use the same material. Though, it quickly diverts from there as Reacher starts doing law enforcement stuff despite not having any good reason to do it. Do the cops mind? Only the corrupt ones, and even they dont seem to mind much. This particular criminal conspiracy cost Reacher his brother so its personal. The law takes a quick backseat as Reacher starts commiting a litany of crimes and before long the body count start piling higher than the evidence he barely bothers to collect. Cops still dont seem to mind, even the corrupt ones...
If you prefer a smart and well written experience to unfold, then the film will fit the bill. If you dont mind a non-serious bender where nobody seems to call the police during public firefights and the hero is a big beefcake of a man who administers judgement with his oversized meathooks you'll enjoy the series.
What did you think?
