Tom Cruise probably needs another franchise like he needs a third foot. Nevertheless, here he is in "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," the sequel to the 2012 movie that was so awful it hurt.
Now he's back (even though the second half of the title says not to) as the titular ex-U.S. Marine who, among other things, can outrun Olympic sprinters, dive off hotel roofs and dodge machine gun rounds. By way of saying hello, he likes to ram a fist into a guy's face through a car window.
Jack Reacher's other salient trait is an embrace of minimalism: He has no car, no house and no problem wearing the same clothes for five straight days. All this is a bad fit for Tom Cruise, whose whole persona screams Barneys suits and Lamborghinis.
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