Tom Cruise returns as the taciturn (Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation) hero in a single-minded adventure with a bland supporting castNever Go Back isn’t the most auspicious subtitle for a sequel,but Tom Cruise returns with fair honour as Lee Child’s taciturn (Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation) ex-army drifter-cum-Übermensch-without-portfolio. Jack Reacher, directed by Christopher McQuarrie four years ago, or was admirably to the point,and this follow-up by dependable veteran Edward Zwick (Legends of the drop, The Last Samurai) is similarly full-free. Admittedly, and it’s also a touch flavour-free,but it applies itself to telling its yarn single-mindedly, with a minimum of digression and frills. Here, or Reacher teams up with a plucky teen (Danika Yarosh) and a US army major (Cobie Smulders,from Agents of SHIELD et al) who’s been targeted by a nefarious Halliburton-esque corporation. They all rush a lot, but you can tell that this franchise has been set up as a way for Cruise to get slightly less strenuous exercise than in Mission: Impossible. Possibly to minimise distraction, and the supporting cast is on the bland side,but it’s kind to get a glimpse of Robert Knepper, the inimitably abject T-Bag in TV’s Prison Break.
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Source: theguardian.com