Everything about “Jack Reacher” looks good… except Tom Cruise. He’s not a bad actor, he’s not an actor I dislike… it’s just that his whole “aura” – scrappy, intense, perpetually-youthful – seems like bad casting for a character they’re essentially selling as John Rambo: Consulting Detective.
Still, this new trailer makes the film a must-see by revealing Werner FUCKING Herzog as the villain(?) For a guy who’s spent so long being a movie maverick, it’s fun to see how enthusiastically Herzog has embraced present-day Hollywood’s overdue fascination with him:
MOVIEBOB CENTRAL 
WTF was up with the last 10 seconds of the trailer?
“Hey Action Hero, thanks for making our lives interesting for a moment, here is my hat for a few minutes, which you can use to avoid detection by the police. Though I have no idea why I am helping you, and I refuse to vocalize any attempt at a reason”
“Gee, thanks random black guy with hat!”
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@The Mason – I agree with what you are saying, but there might be a context to that scene that we don't fully have.
It seems to be interesting, but I do agree with you MovieBob something just seems off about Tom Cruise, but I think this is the first movie in awhile of his I might actually see in a theater. I think the last one I saw was the original Mission Impossible movie in the mid 90's.
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This could be fun.
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I think tommy is probably (in)famous at that point – could be some weird vigilante angle.
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The Reacher character is great because he is both brutal and very intelligent.
In the second book he's in a militia camp running around with his clothes torn to bloody rags, sniping people from rooftops.
But in the fourth, he's helping the FBI investigate a serial killer.
I dont know of many action heroes that are also great investigators other than Batman, so its great that they are making a Reacher movie.
The only real problem that many have already pointed out is that reacher is 6 foot 4 in the books which adds to his physical intimidation, where as Cruise is quite a bit shorter. But if he can portray Reacher with a steely resolve and a tinge of humor he should be fine.
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@The Mason, it made total sense to me; it was a random act of kindness: The guy knew the cops were after him and he helped him out. There's no need for dialogue because that's the magic of cinema.
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Well, actually he is a crappy actor.
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