Just watch this movie - another one i heard a lot of crap about - and it was really good.
I love stories where all the facts point to the what and the how and the who and everything seems clear but then when you delve into it a little deeper and try to figure out the why - and you just open up a book of lies and deception and problems for everyone.

Reminded me of the x-files - the truth is out there jack!

Problem was not about the movie itself but more the casting. Jack Reacher is suposed to be like 7ft tall and yet they casted a 5 foot 8 actor to play him.

But Cruse did do a good job tough.

I dont think cruise was so much casted as he wanted the part and payed a good portion of his own money to make the movie actually happen. From what i read without him being willing to shell out some money to help with production the movie wouldnt have happened at all.

yeah it was kinda funny in the final showdown - between him and the killer - in the rain - where he throws down his gun and basically want to fist fight and there was a long angle shot of them standing facing each other.

And you see what a midget Tom is compared to the other guy.

But Tom is such a good actor , its pretty hard to not like him in whatever he plays.

Has anyone ever read the books - i heard they are good but there like 19 of them.

Do you think there will ever be a sequel - it was alot better than Mission Impossible and they came out with 3 clunkers with that. Id like to see another one.

I guess hes like an american James Bond cept in this movie he never slept with the girl.

I watched Jake Reacher a very long time ago [when it first came out etc with no other explanations]
It is a great movie... yes there should be a sequal... but... won't be... these are the types of movies I like...
humour/logic and a sense of macho'ism that does not diminish women... gr8 movie. would like to see
more like this... as for the actor... I bow down to him for taking on such roles compared to other gr8 actors etc.

What no remake? - thats nuts - you call tell in the end of the film they left it open for sequels.

They made MI 2 & 3 (both i hated) so they gotta do a sequel for this.

Might have to do with the box office take - I don't think this film made a lot of money

anyone know?

I was trying to think of what category this movie is - and its a big bag of stuff

kinda mystery/crime/drama/action?

What other movie were like this - besides any James Bond

Maybe like The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski)

Angel Heart (Mickey Rourke)

Mississippi Burning (William Dafoe)

Awesome films but those aren't big on the action

gotta be something else out there like this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher

a sequel is being made

They call it a spy thriller.

Here's some that I've seen that fit the criteria, judge them on your own.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
The Manchurian Candidate (both the original and the 2004 remake)
The Bourne series
Tinker tailor soldier spy
The Good Shepard
Ronin
Patriot games
clear and present danger
safe house
salt
enemy of the state
Mission impossible series
the hunt for red october
the sum of all fears
the recruit
sneakers
duplicity
body of lies
the american
the numbers station

Just some off the top of my head.

yeah i guess - Tom is sorta relaxed cool but still motivated by the search for the truth and justice.
The film had a light heartedness but still kick butt action, I think that was Tom Cruise acting, pretty tough combo to pull off.

Some other films that come to mind too are

North by Northwest
Marathon Man
The Fugitive
Copland

Dexter (tv series)

anyway - cant wait to see the sequel as long as it stars Tom - i don't think another actor could pull it off.