I also enjoy the Jack Reacher books, I'm reading Tripwire right now, I'm afraid I haven't always read them in order.but, I'm trying to catch up before reading the latest books. Loraine Brummer from Hartington, Nebraska on September 07, 2012: His more recent books are not as good as the earlier ones, though. June Campbell from North Vancouver, BC, Canada on November 21, 2012: Bad Luck and Trouble will always be my favourite because of all of his cheeky one-liners! I love the Jack Reacher books and have read every one of them. I've read all the Jack Reacher books.can't say I'm real happy about the choice of Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher.just can't see it. Helen Phillips Cockrell from Virginia on December 14, 2012:
JACK REACHER MOVIES IN ORDER MOVIE
Had never heard of the character or series until the movie was advertised for release here on 3/1/13. I'll be checking out Jack Reacher in the future. Monica Lobenstein from Western Wisconsin on December 26, 2012: I will be reading them as I find them so going against your advice but I don't think that will affect the enjoyment. I have read a couple since but want to definitely read more. (6 for £1 - a bargain!) I was absolutely enthralled and read it in very short time, not being able to put it down.
I have only just discovered Jack Reacher/Lee Child, I thought I was a fan of science fiction but I made up a number of books at a charity sale with a Jack Reacher novel. John Dyhouse from UK on December 31, 2012: Not a Drill (2014): This is a short novella.High Heat (2013): This is a short novella.Deep Down (2012): This is a shorter Jack Reacher story found only in ebook (Kindle) format.Second Son (2011): This is a shorter novella within the series.
Still, readers should finish the previous books before diving into this one.
McQuarrie's directing talent really shines there. The opening segment, along with two other extended sequences, are impressively done with absolutely no dialogue, yet you understand exactly what's going on. Way before Cruise throws a single punch or shoots any bullets, I was sucked into the mystery the opening presents. With that said, the brilliance of the film lies within all of its espionage and mysterious elements. I just would have liked a bit more of a happy medium between the two. But the final 30 minutes completely forget about the grounded tone and let Cruise loose on one of his bone-crushing Mission Impossible action sprees. At times, it claims itself to be a serious and even tragic espionage thriller. Although I think Christopher McQuarrie's directorial effort for M:I 5 was impeccable, he has trouble balancing the tone and pace of this particular film. The film itself definitely takes itself a little bit more serious, however, which is where it runs into a few problems. Now over 50-years old, I'm glad he still loves delivering those cheesy punch lines as much as he is doing insane stunts. Reacher is a slightly more brutal and definitely cockier version of his now classic, Ethan Hunt character from M:I. But if we are being honest, Cruise is having by far the most fun here. Jack Reacher stars several Oscar caliber actors including Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Robert Duvall, and Werner Herzog. But it's far from a weak spot in Cruise' long history of brilliant action fun. Unfortunately, Jack Reacher didn't reach that feat, nor did it probably deserve to. Tom Cruise may very well be the one man left in Hollywood who commands the top spot in the box office opening weekend.