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Top Movies - Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Movie Review (Spoiler Free) - Movie Reviews Sites
article2016 Reviews,Tom Cruise returns as Jack Reacher, in a very mediocre action conspiracy mystery directed by Edward Zwick.
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Aldis Hodge, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany & Robert Knepper.
Run Time: 118 min.
US Release: 21 October 2016
UK Release: 20 October 2016
German Release: 10 November 2016
Welcome to my movie blog, today I am posting my review of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the sequel to the fun action-thriller of 2012 and the adaptation of Lee Child’s eighteenth novel in the Jack Reacher series. I was looking forward to seeing this sequel since I enjoyed the first flick but was somewhat worried when I read all the bad reviews. When I left the theatre I realized why these critiques were hailing in; Never Go Back is not only a convoluted mess but it also takes itself way too serious, compared to the brilliant first action movie directed by Christopher McQuarrie. While I didn’t hate it as much as everybody else, I can honestly say that this is a much weaker picture.
Jack Reacher (Cruise) returns to D.C. to uncover a conspiracy that landed Major Susan Turner (Smulders) in jail, after being set up for espionage. Early during his investigation, he gets into trouble with Colonel Sam Morgan (McCallany) and a notorious paramilitary group led by General James Harkness (Knepper), who frame him for murder. Know on the run from the law, Reacher needs to learn to work together with Turner while protecting a teenaged girl (Yarosh) that just might be his daughter.
By biggest issue with this sequel was the narrative, because it has a really convoluted plot and doesn’t know which storyline to follow. There aren’t any clear motivations for the multiple villains, which go to ridiculous lengths to protect their criminal undertakings. It seems as if they are breaking the law simply because they are able to do so. Reacher and Turner’s investigation to clear their names is also filled with numerous twists and turns that did not add to the main plot of the film, and then there is also the fact that Never Go Back did not preserve the comedic self-awareness of the first Jack Reacher.
It also had a couple of good story aspects, though, like the opening scene that resembled the very tone and feel of the 2012 movie. The action sequences were possibly the best part; they are well plotted, with Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders giving very physical and believable portrayals but it’s ultimately not enough to save the boring story.
Tom Cruise returns as Jack Reacher, the nomadic anti-hero and former MP. While Cruise retains that over-the-top seriousness and introverted personality of his character, it felt as if he wasn’t really all that excited to be in this film, because of the forced performance he gave. Cobie Smulders, though, was brilliant playing the role of Major Susan Turner, Reachers partner in stopping several Army related crimes. She infused her character with charm and energy, which pulled the story out of its rut at times.
Danika Yarosh portrayed the character of Samantha Dayton and was the most annoying character in this sequel. It wasn’t Yarosh acting skills that irritated me but more her persona on paper that lead her to do really stupid things, even though she was specifically told not to do them.
Patrick Heusinger and Robert Knepper, on the other hand, were the most one-dimensional villains I have seen in a long time. Heusinger played an assassin who just killed for fun and didn’t care for literally anything (including his own life), and Knepper was an uncharismatic a**hole who thought he could break the law without facing the consequences. I was seriously disappointed by the revelation of the villain's undertaking at the end.
Oliver Wood created a very conventional looking action-thriller, the cinematography wasn’t jaw dropping or something out this world, it was simply “OK”. Most of this was due to how the action was captured. While the fighting choreography and the stunt work was good, the filming of it was pretty common with not one memorable scene in it. That was very disappointing for me because I saw other Edward Zwick movies in the past and he proved to be able to film gorgeous looking movies.
Verdict: Jack Reacher 2 was a surprising disappointing sequel to the fun 2012 action flick directed by McQuarrie. The plot was poorly scripted with too many sub-stories, which either didn’t add anything to the main story or simply have nothing to do with it at all. Tom Cruise, while giving a good performance, was uncharismatic and felt unmotivated and Danika Yarosh’s character was written as the useless and very annoying teenage brat. The only one who seemed to care was Cobie Smulders who was a fun addition to the film. The cinematography was disappointing with no unforgettable scene in it and the revelation at the end was anticlimactic. I felt really conflicted about this movie because it did send a lot of mixed messages but, in the end, I will give Jack Reacher: Never Go Back a 6 out of 10. Watch Free Movies and Tv shows online in HD quality
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