Not my first time to watch this but wow...I had forgotten what a great movie this was. I've never been a big fan of Tom Cruise (probably because of the sterotyping he got early in his career and the fact that I was a jealous teenager at the time) but he was great in this as well as the predecessor Jack Reacher. Certainly not sorry I watched this one (again) and yes, would even consider re-watching it just because it was, IMO, a great film. Robert Knepper, as General Harkness, just made me want to watch Prison Break all over again; love that guy in every part I've seen him in. He just carries himself as a great antagonist in virtually everything. Also, while I usually have no love whatsoever for "teenager" roles in movies, Danika Yarosh as "Sam" was great here, and they gave the "rebellious teenager" just the right amount of surly attitude without the part being off-putting. The action scenes were good, the storyline was great, the supporting cast all pulled their parts off beautifully...I really can't think of anything negative about this particular film: it was great from the opening "cafe" scene to the closing scene. Highly recommend this one.
Review by ShubesBlockedParent2024-02-17T20:30:17Z
Not my first time to watch this but wow...I had forgotten what a great movie this was. I've never been a big fan of Tom Cruise (probably because of the sterotyping he got early in his career and the fact that I was a jealous teenager at the time) but he was great in this as well as the predecessor Jack Reacher. Certainly not sorry I watched this one (again) and yes, would even consider re-watching it just because it was, IMO, a great film. Robert Knepper, as General Harkness, just made me want to watch Prison Break all over again; love that guy in every part I've seen him in. He just carries himself as a great antagonist in virtually everything. Also, while I usually have no love whatsoever for "teenager" roles in movies, Danika Yarosh as "Sam" was great here, and they gave the "rebellious teenager" just the right amount of surly attitude without the part being off-putting. The action scenes were good, the storyline was great, the supporting cast all pulled their parts off beautifully...I really can't think of anything negative about this particular film: it was great from the opening "cafe" scene to the closing scene. Highly recommend this one.