Kwoomac

Ok, I like Jack Reacher novels. They're formulaic, completely predictable, and the action scenes are fun, in a shoot-em-up kind of way. I do continue to have a slight problem with his juvenile taunting, which often deteriorates into "yo mamma" territory, but maybe that's just me.

What I really need to talk about is the upcoming movie "Jack Reacher" based on the first book One Shot. Tom Cruise is playing Jack Reacher! Nothing against Tom Cruise (as an actor) but seriously?

Here's a description of JR from this latest book: He was one of the largest men she had ever seen outside of the NFL. He was extremely tall, and extremely broad, and long-armed and long-legged. The lawn chair was regular size, but it looked tiny under him. It was bent and crushed out of shape. His knuckles were nearly touching the ground. His neck was thick and his hands were the size of dinner plates. Does that sound anything like Tom Cruise? He is not a big man. He's not even an average size man. I'm taller than him! I don't get it. Some authors don't go into a lot of detail about what their hero looks like, but Lee Child does. In every book. There is always something about how freakishly big he is. Tom Cruise is no Jack Reacher. I am very disappointed.o