Thread: Jack Reacher Movie
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Old 05-10-2012, 12:27 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
Reacher's size, bulk and overall density are simply ingrained in all the different plots. The denseness of his pectoral muscles alone stopped a bullet dead in its tracks in one of the books for cripes sake.

Tom Cruise could pull off "sneaky assassin," but any attempt to portray him as a "hulking bruiser of a badass" will be laughable. And rewriting Jack Reacher as anything less than a hulking bruiser of a badass will be unacceptable.
Agreed. I've read three Jack Reacher books so far and each one talks about his size. In one he flattened 6 guys in 6 seconds. I just can't see Cruise doing that.

Right now I'm cheating on Jack with Mitch Rapp. Another good character.

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