Don't get me wrong, I thought Tom Cruise did an awesome job. With that said, it's safe to say he wasn't anyone's first c
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MilkmanDan — 12 years ago(August 12, 2013 02:52 PM)
I tend to picture Liev Schreiber in the role. He's not Jack Reacher-huge, but he's a tall, bulky fellow and a great actor with a believable dark edge. I'd buy him as an intimidating drifter. Alas, he's not really a leading man.
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!!!deleted!!! (2212087) — 12 years ago(October 28, 2013 12:49 AM)
I agree with you about Liv Schreiber. He certainly has the demeanour to play Reacher - he has a dark edge with a multi-layered personality. I must admit, I nearly always find the characters that he plays to be intriguing. Additionally,as you said, he's tall and bulky, but more essentially, has an imposing air and is a good actor.
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rex-sheldon — 12 years ago(August 16, 2013 05:52 PM)
I thought Tom Cruise was terrible for this part. I've read 8 of the Reacher novels so far, and I can easily picture him in my head, because the author gives a very good discription, and it's not Cruise. To me, Dolph Lundgren fits Jack to a T, and he's not a bad actor, either. Reacher is 6'5", 225-240 lbs, blond hair, blue eyes. Cruise is what, 5'2"? I can't see it!
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grapeape67 — 12 years ago(September 08, 2013 11:41 PM)
My wife and I just saw this and we thought the same thing.
Cruise does a nice job, but he's just a wee guy. They used all kinds of camera angles to try to hide the height difference, but it was obvious.
My pick would be Viggo Mortensen, but he played a badass role in Eastern Promises, which he might not have wanted to repeat. -
transmentalist — 12 years ago(March 26, 2014 11:23 PM)
I'm no Reacher fan, but I'd love to see Patrick Warburton playing against type in the role.
When I first read the Wikipedia entry on the character, I immediately thought of David Morse, as well.
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chris_hall11 — 12 years ago(October 25, 2013 01:57 PM)
Don't make me laugh! Cruise may be small, but he at least has the acting ability to pull off the dark, mysterious personality of reacher. The rock is a terrible actor, and far too bulky to play reacher. He's meant to be tall, not a steroid head!!
