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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Screen Scene Jack Reacher is a former military investigator who now roams around the country dispensing his own brand of justice, but when the military soldier who has been helping him is framed he returns to his old stomping grounds. Major Susan Turner is a respected soldier in the Army who has been wrongfully accused of espionage due to information soldiers under her command uncovered. Samantha Dayton is a young teen living in foster care as her mother tries to sort herself out and becomes an important piece of leverage in a government conspiracy due to who her father may be. General James Harkness is a retired high ranking soldier in the Army who is currently the CEO of a private military firm with ties to soldiers responsible for illegal actions overseas.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is a pedestrian outing for a sequel to a surprise success which is everything that the original was expected to be. The formulaic assembly of scenes that make up this movie adaptation of the 2013 book, makes me want to stay away from ever reading the material it is based on. Tom Cruise carries this movie as much as he is able to and the rest of the cast do great in scenes with him, but when there are scenes without him the enthusiasm is non-existent. Edward Zwick is a strong director, but what this motion picture proves is that directing sequels is not his forte. I also found the score by Henry Jackman very intrusive as it tried to manufacture drama in scenes that were not meant to be dramatic at all with forced blaring instrumentals. I found this flick to be like watching a filler episode of NCIS with characters that had no real motivation other than what the plot required of them to move the story along. I rate this movie a 2 out of 5. In Theaters
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