Jack Reacher - The Movie

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Stuart Truman

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Quite possibly the most inappropriate actor cast as Jack Reacher. For those that read the books, you'll be aware of the character. For those that haven't:

Height 6'5 or 1.95m
Weight 220-250lbs or 100-113kg
Size 50" or 127cm chest
95cm inside leg

Fairly rugged and intimidating looking

And they cast Tom Cruise to play him :headbang:
 
I'm with you on the casting, although having seen the trailer it does look good.

Who should have been cast? For me, the following would have been a better choice; Eric Bana, Gerrard Butler or Hugh Jackman
 
I think it's a shame they made a movie, the books are straightforward but so good. However annoying it is to admit TC usually does a good job (I'm thinking of Valkyrie for example) but I'll probably avoid a Reacher film to save spoiling the eventual re-read.

The original 'Killing Floor' is still my favourite :thumbsup:
 
Plus 1 for the books :thumbsup:


as an aside I've discovered a new (to me) author Deon Meyer, well worth a read
 
Excellent books, Mr Butler would get my vote, although the accent may be a problem ... (See 300 for reference :D)


Tapatalking...
 
Stuart Truman said:
Height 6'5 or 1.95m
Weight 220-250lbs or 100-113kg
Size 50" or 127cm chest
95cm inside leg

Fairly rugged and intimidating looking
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You are describing me there :D (I am a bit lighter than that though).
 
Don't knock it until you've seen it I say! I try not to have any pre-conceived ideas of movies before I see them myself otherwise I end up paying too much attention to what I've heard someone say.

I've not read the books but it looked decent.
 
pvr said:
Stuart Truman said:
Height 6'5 or 1.95m
Weight 220-250lbs or 100-113kg
Size 50" or 127cm chest
95cm inside leg

Fairly rugged and intimidating looking
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You are describing me there :D (I am a bit lighter than that though).
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Do you have a hole in your roof for your head then? :poke: :D

Maybe they'll put Tom on stilts, or use clever camera angles...
 
Joe Manganiello? Got the build etc, but probably a bit young... Think if Tom Cruise wasn't selected, it would have been cast for some US wrestler, and been a terrible film...


Tapatalking...
 
Read some of the books and seen the trailer.
I for one will not be seeing the film, Cruise is completely miscast and the trailer does nothing but to further confirm that, the only thing they have taken from books is the name and title.

Cruise appears to wearing designer gear, where as Reacher virtually always wears clothes from thrift shops which he then bins after 3 days and buys new, the trailer states he is an ex cop, he is ex military police.

Hugh Jackman would have been choice or even Kevin Duran.

Trust Hollywood to mess up a perfectly good potential franchise just as they did Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford as good as he is was just to old)
 
My Mrs is a huge fan of the books and is begging me to accompaning her to see the movie, (I think all her friends are of the same opinion as RichardG). Given that I can not stand the poison dwarf Cruise's acting or lack of, and it will choke me to fork out good money to sit and watch s**t, she had better make it worth my while.
 
Read lots of Jack Reacher books and couldn't believe it when they cast Tom Cruise as Reacher , are all the leading ladies and the rest of the cast going to be "height challenged" ...... ok short .. so to make Tom /Jack look tall :(
 
Love the trailer where he looks UP at the guys surrounding him. He is 5'7" though :rofl:
I've read all the books and the e books short stories too and was pissed off last year when found out Cruise was cast as Reacher.
Lawrence Dallaglio (rugby player) would have been my type of character although Reacher is older and a bit more rugged.
Cruise is far too polished :headbang:
 
Ewazix said:
I think it's a shame they made a movie, the books are straightforward but so good. However annoying it is to admit TC usually does a good job (I'm thinking of Valkyrie for example) but I'll probably avoid a Reacher film to save spoiling the eventual re-read.
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Thought TC was very good in the excellent "Collateral" as well.

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Stuart Truman said:
Quite possibly the most inappropriate actor cast as Jack Reacher. For those that read the books, you'll be aware of the character. For those that haven't:

Height 6'5 or 1.95m
Weight 220-250lbs or 100-113kg
Size 50" or 127cm chest
95cm inside leg

Fairly rugged and intimidating looking

And they cast Tom Cruise to play him :headbang:
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Absolutely. Can't understand Lee Child going along with this.
 
Lee didnt have a choice i believe, (please correct me if anyone knows better) but i believe paramount have picked up the rights to make the film and park of TC's contract with them is that he has first refusal on any leading male part. he insisted on doing the role and they had no choice but to let him.

that is what i heard anyway

currently rereading killing floor in Sri Lanka.... :evil:
 
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