Anyone who is familiar with the JACK REACHER Novels knows the character is pretty damn imposing and that was something I could never figure out in why they cast Tom Cruise for this role who's all but 5 feet 6 inches??
shareAgreed.
shareDisagree. with his shirt off, you can see he is roided out. No way a hobo that never goes to a gym has a bodybuilder physique like that.
shareThe point is, is that the character is supposed to be imposing & intimidating, not Tom Cruise at 5 foot 6 inches
shareI am saying he should be realistic. It takes a lot of work and pharmaceutical help to build a physique like that.
shareOr they just do a proper talent search for someone matching that description??
shareNah, They cast the right guy (Richston), but he overdid it with his weight training and he is clearly on steroids. He is playing a hobo that never works out and administers street justice, not a caped superhero wearing spandex.
shareI preferred Tom Cruise's more grounded, human approach but it seems some people like the TV version guy purely because he's more appealing as a generic, roided up power fantasy & they could care less about how implausible it is.
shareI liked Tom Cruise as Reacher.
Movies and series are never the same as the book, and who would even want that?
He is too big and dumb. I caught him on talk show and he is so dumb and had nothing to say.
They showed clips of him as a contestant years ago on some talent show and he was a real pretty boy who has grown into bigfoot.
Honestly, I thought Cruise is actually a lot better and more menacing. Richardson always seems half-asleep in all his scenes. It's like every camera angle is all about trying to make this tough-guy eye candy for the ladies.
The writing and plots, especially in Season 2 is so bland and cliche.
Totally disagree. Tom Cruise was perfect as Reacher.
Reacher is ex-military so has the skills. He is stealthy, fast and very intelligent. But he's not a giant brick who kills people in dozens and leaves bodies all over without regard for law or consequences.
Cruise was truly fantastic imo. While I like the Battle Royale movie copy guy as Reacher and his Season 1 was great, S2 is just meh so far. He's been reduced to not the Sherlock Holmes style sleuth who can pack a punch but more of a Hulk type here.
The beauty of Reacher was quiet effective justice without cartoony carelessness. The Cruise Reacher embodied that perfectly and believably. The fight outside the bar in Reacher: Never Go Back was packed with witty one liners like "Think", "Always" and then beating the crap out of them while remaining calm.
Sadly that is gone. I had hoped for another Cruise Reacher movie but that ship has sailed now. He's making the epic Mission Impossibles but I hope he makes Edge Of Tomorrow sequel fast. He's aging rapidly now as he's like what? 60?
Fantastic actor who was truly a fantastic Reacher
Season 1 - yes, but with the steroid bloat in s2 - no. He pumped too much
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