Review of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) by Terry K — 28 Oct 2016
The thing with Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is it's not terrible, just predictable and unoriginal. The films are based on the popular book series under the same title but I can't imagine a simple by the numbers action story like this getting a mainstream movie deal based on a story this cookie cutter.
The script feels like an outlet of how to do a proper action thriller but the writer decided to not add any ideas to make it exciting. Opting to play it safe hurts the overall product and makes this look like a simple cash grab.
Cruise and Smulders are good enough to make this watchable but they are just not good enough to overcome the overwhelming feeling of generic attached to this sequel.
This review of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) was written by Terry K on 28 Oct 2016.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back has generally received mixed reviews.
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