Style: Motion Thriller
Director: Edward Zwick
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger
Working Time: 118 minutes
Synopsis: Nomadic retired Navy Police Main Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) busts a human trafficking ring, then establishes a phone relationship together with his successor Main Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), who’s then abruptly arrested. Reacher suspects she is being silenced for uncovering a weapons smuggling conspiracy in Afghanistan, and helps her escape. They’re pursued by a contracted murderer (Patrick Heusinger), and Reacher’s efforts to show Susan’s innocence are difficult by teenager Samantha (Danika Yarosh), who could also be his daughter.
What Works Properly: The quieter and higher moments function Reacher reflecting on whether or not Samantha may probably be his daughter, her fast considering and resourcefulness fueling his suspicions. Reacher additionally finds a very good sparring associate in Susan, who combines professionalism with a refusal to bow to misplaced notions of male superiority.
Key Quote:
Turner: Some people nonetheless marvel why you left.
Reacher: Let’s simply say I wakened one morning and the uniform did not match.
