Jack Reacher
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
17
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistDrew TaylorDec 18, 2012
In terms of pure pop entertainment value, you'll be hard-pressed to find a more smartly constructed, beautifully shot, pulse-pounding movie this holiday season. Read full review
80
EmpireMark DinningDec 31, 2012
Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise deliver on their promise, with a witty, violent take on Reacher that makes up for its lack of height with an abundance of smarts and thrills. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyDec 10, 2012
Tom Cruise is in fine form as mysterious tough guy Jack Reacher finally reaches the big screen. Read full review
80
Total FilmJames MottramDec 10, 2012
A superior thriller, with Cruise and McQuarrie slotting together like a bullet in a clip. Like Reacher on the firing range, the aim isn't always true – but the misses are fractional. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerDec 23, 2012
Werner Herzog, better known as one of the finest living directors, plays a bad guy with Teutonic relish. If he doesn't watch it, he'll have a whole other career for himself playing dead-eyed villains. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle SmithDec 20, 2012
Cruise's Jack Reacher is a loner who doesn't smile, charm, love the ladies, aim his index fingers to the heavens or sing "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" in bars. Here he just snarls and kills people. Yes, please, and let's have more of the same. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter TraversDec 18, 2012
This is Cruise's show. And he nails it. The patented smile is gone, replaced by a glower that makes Jack Reacher a dark and dazzling ride into a new kind of hell. Read full review
70
ScreenCrushMatt SingerOct 19, 2016
If you're looking for something lean and unpretentious, you should be pretty satisfied. Read full review
70
The New YorkerAnthony LaneJan 19, 2013
A trim thriller with an enviable lack of grandeur. [21 Jan. 2013, p.79]
70
Village VoiceChuck WilsonDec 18, 2012
Cruise is definitely too short for the gig, but in this first fight, he proves his tough-guy chops. Outraged Reacher readers can stand down. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleLouis BlackDec 23, 2012
This violent, sometimes brutal suspense thriller was thus quite a surprise, both in how effectively Cruise creates a commanding physical presence despite his lack of size, and for how well the film works in general. Read full review
65
NPRStephanie ZacharekDec 20, 2012
The bigger problem is that Cruise, as Reacher, has no wit and no style, other than the studiously applied kind. He's so desperate to do everything right that nearly everything he does comes off all wrong. Read full review
65
MovielineAmy NicholsonDec 19, 2012
Beat by beat, Jack Reacher is just like Child's paperbacks in the best possible way: it's fast, fun, and smarter than it looks. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsDec 20, 2012
McQuarrie... is a real writer; his banter has snap and bite. His directorial skills are still catching up with his writing skills; the movie loses steam in the final half-hour. Read full review
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