Jack Reacher, as far as I’m concerned, is one of the few
recent action films that I would consider to be a genuine classic. A marked
departure from the hyper-masculine and quite over-the-top action films that
have become the norm of late, it made its mark with the titular rogue military
genius as the main character, surrounded by good actors, better writing and a
sense for action that is incredibly brutal and hard-hitting. Oh, and being the
only good film Jai Courtney was attached to for many years afterwards probably
helped. Well, after writer/director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise went
from that film to making the latest iteration in the Mission: Impossible franchise, director Edward Zwick has set up a sequel to the film that I hold in
quite high regard. I know that I’ve made it a point of directly comparing
sequels/continuations of older films to said older film… and this is going to
be much the same, so get used to it.
