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Originally Posted by yekim54
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Originally Posted by rhadin
If the only that matters is size, why not use "The Rock" -- Dwayne Johnson.
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Exactly ... The Rock is 6' 5" and 260 lb of sculpted mayhem. |
There is a difference between "an important matter" and "the only matter."
When a movie wants to show how tough a guy is, they might show him going up against huge beefy dudes in a biker bar. Casting Woody Allen or Judy Dench as the biker would not be a good choice, no matter how big a draw their names are or how talented they are.
Movies are a visual medium, and what we see matters.
Reacher's size and build is an important matter in how he relates to people, and how he gets away with much of what he does. Child felt it important enough to write it, and reiterate it many times, so why wasn't it important enough to put on the screen?
But acting ability is also an important matter, and I don't think the Rock cuts it there.