re: "The Movie was actually better than the Book."

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but Tom Cruise completely butchered Reacher's character.

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No he didn't. People had a hard time getting past the fact that he didn't "look" like Jack Reacher. But he did pretty well capturing the presence.

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I went back and ended up reading quite a few of the books, and after doing so, I really don't care about the physical differences. I thought the character in the movie was more compelling and more realistic that the one in the books.

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I picked up One Shot at DFW on my way back to NOLA looking for something to read. I was entertained. I ended up reading a bunch of them. Child is so all over the place. Some of the novels are great, others I find myself asking "Why is he here?"

As far as actors go, capturing the presence of Reacher is more important than the physically imposing figure. They could've gotten a guy like Hugh Jackman to play Reacher, but I don't think Tom Cruise did horribly. I enjoyed the movie.