Review of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) by Shawn R — 08 Mar 2018

Some fun and interesting action scenes but overall a bad story and bad film.

This review of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) was written by Shawn R on 08 Mar 2018.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back has generally received mixed reviews.

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