[Phlyer]

the 6’ 3” Reacher

I'm not a Tom Cruise fan, but I thought it was laughably cliché in the book(s) to have the hero be yet another big ol' "He-Man: Masters of the Universe" type. Having a smaller man play Reacher showed a lot more toughness ("It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.") which made the character both more real and more impressive.

(Spoiler alert)

Of course, the whole, 'throw the rifle away and fight the bad guy with your bare hands' scene at the end was even more laughable. They take the time to show a guy who is ruthless enough to take out 5 guys through pure do-whatever-it-takes attack (a kick to the crotch, etc.) and then he wants to fight a noble-knights battle while the girl is still helpless in the hands of people who have demonstrated they are willing to kill half a dozen people to hide one targeted murder? Stupid.

[Mad Dawgg]

Loved Jack Reacher Movie also till that point you mention. So CLICHE.

I saw that scene and just cringed when he threw the gun away.

Same thing happened when I first watched a new TV series called Firefly. Was loving the whole Cowboys in Space and really good characters and excellent dialog...

The this scene: Firefly the Negotiator came up and the whole let the bad guy go after he threatens to hunt you down and kill you while you have him bound and kneeling at your feet part came on and I just said no no no you have done so well don't do it! Then bamo and I actually jumped off the couch and did a double fist pimp and screamed YES THAT IS HOW YOU DO THAT!!!

I've been a fan of Josh Weedon ever since!