Plot and Structure
When the first trailer for Jack Reacher dropped in 2012, audiences were skeptical. Casting the 6’5”, 250-pound hulk of a man described in Lee Child’s bestselling novels as having “hands the size of dinner plates” and the refined, 5’7” Tom Cruise seemed like a miscast of epic proportions. Yet, when the film hit theaters, it silenced the critics. Jack Reacher -2012- Filmyfly.Com
When Tom Cruise was first announced as Reacher, fans of the books were vocal in their disapproval. In the novels, Jack Reacher is described as a 6'5", 250-pound behemoth with "fists like hams." Cruise, standing at roughly 5'7", was the physical opposite. Plot and Structure When the first trailer for
Characters and Performances