Tom Cruise is "Jack Reacher"...

I don't like Tom Cruise but do have this movie on my list to see from Netflix whenever it becomes available and out on DVD. I wasn't aware there was a series of books and by the reviews of this movie so far I guess we in for a few of them being made into movies and portrayed by Tom.

I heard that Lee Child (the author of the Jack Reacher books) actually approve of Tom Cruise being cast in the title role. He said Cruise may not be as "physically overwhelming" as the character in the book but his persona in the movie makes up for the slight shortcoming.

Having read more than 10 of the Jack Reacher novels, I can't see Tom Cruise as Reacher. Reacher is supposed to be large and imposing. Cruise is a shrimp. He even looks small in the trailers. The least they could have done is stick him on a box to make him appear to be taller. In the latter half of the '90's they made 4 movies using the character to Sean Dillon from the series of novels bu Jack Higgins. I saw one of them but it took me about 30 minutes to realize what I was watching. In the books Dillon has almost white hair and id Irish. The movie starred Rob Lowe, with his dark hair and non-Irish accent. The least they could have done is have him fake an Irish accent. Since Dillon is a former IRA hit man who is working for the British, being Irish is a fundamental point of the character. Just as Reacher should be large. That they made 4 Dillon movies is probably more based on Higgins success as an author than the the success of the movies. Several other books by Higgins have been made into movies with "The Eagle has Landed" probably being the most noteworthy. Perhaps is Cruise were to play Sean Dillon (heaven forbid), there would be more than 4 Dillon movies. At least I could expect Cruise to do an Irish accent. Perhaps what irks me more about Cruise playing Reacher, is that I've grown to dislike Cruise. He's become conceited as shown by how he lectured Matt Lauer about psychology. There was also the image of him jumping up and down on Oprah's couch.

This movies is based on the 9th book in the Reacher series. The book's story takes place in a small city in Indiana but the movie shifts it to Pittsburgh. (They probably got a sweetheart deal from the city to film there.) I guess shifting the city goes with shrinking Reacher's size by about a foot.

I'm unaware that Jack Reacher is a character from a book so if I were to watch the movie, it'll be as a movie and I won't be affected by how Jack Reacher is supposed to be from the book. I've seen the trailer and I thought that it's pretty action pack and I like to watch that kind of movie. I would probably watch it even though I'm not such a big fan of Tom Cruise. The thing is with me, I don't dislike any actors or actresses. Even if I don't like the actors or actresses in the movie, if I think the movie has a good plot and storyline, I will still watch the movie.

I love Tom Cruise..although i have no idea who Jack Reacher is... I can't wait to see this movie, since it is already showing and it had great reviews and ratings.. The synopsis says 5 random victims, but they are not so random are they? It seems interesting enough..

I have heard about the film coming out and once I see the trailers, if it looks good, I will more than likely go to see it. However, I didn't actualy realise it was a set of books to be honest!