I’ve never read the books of Lee Child. So I couldn’t share
the outrage of fans when it was announced that Tom Cruise would play the
character Jack Reacher in the new movie of the same name. I can sort-of
understand the frustration of some, but I cannot empathise with it. In fact, I
didn’t even know who Jack Reacher was when I first saw the trailer for the
movie, a trailer that made me laugh out loud. Tom Cruise as some badass
“I’m-not-a-hero” antihero, obviously looking to reboot his action star career and
possibly feed his ego? Who would want to watch that? But then I found out who
Jack Reacher was, and the more I found out about the movie the more curious I
became. Usually, I read a book before seeing the movie upon which it is based,
but I decided to make an exception in the case of
Jack Reacher. Boy, am I ever glad I did!
I have no idea what kind of books Lee Child writes. For all
I know, they could be as preposterous as The
Da Vinci Code. But if his work is even half as entertaining as Jack Reacher, I want to read these
books! Okay, so the plot: a sniper named Barr takes out five random people, is
quickly arrested and is going to be prosecuted. But Barr refuses to admit his
guilt, and will only write down the words “Get Jack Reacher”.
