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Basebf555
Feb 29, 2008

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If you aren't a fan of the books or even if you are but can get past the fact that Cruise looks nothing like Reacher, you'll enjoy this movie. Tom Cruise has proven that he knows how to make really entertaining action blockbusters, I don't think that's really debatable at this point.

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Basebf555
Feb 29, 2008

The greatest sensual pleasure there is is to know the desires of another!

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The problem is that this is a Tom Cruise project from beginning to end, so the movie wouldn't even exist without his involvement. He chooses which scripts he will make then gets them greenlit with his name attached.

Basebf555
Feb 29, 2008

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Awesome Andy posted:

The scene where he gets the lawyer all flustered with his hot body was hilarious because of his weird lopsided pecs and grandpa body.

I think those kind of scenes worked(and are hilarious) because of the meta quality they have. There's no real reason why every woman Reacher meets should be immediately and uncontrollably attracted to him, but because its Tom Cruise it makes sense. Like, if your girlfriend has a crush on Tom Cruise it doesn't matter how many times you tell her that he's over 50 and doesn't look that great anymore. Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise and will always be Tom Cruise.

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Feb 29, 2008

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Wandle Cax posted:

Excuse me???

He looks great for his age obviously, but he's not the same guy he was 10-12 years ago. But yea, "not that great" is probably an exaggeration. He's still better looking than 99.99% of the population.

Basebf555
Feb 29, 2008

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Lofty132 posted:

I always thought Dominic Purcell would've made a perfect Reacher.

Did you see the guy try to play Dracula? Dominic Purcell on my screen works amazingly well as a sleep aid.

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