Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

PG-13

Released Oct 21, 2016

1h 53m

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Mystery & Thriller

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Investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) springs into action after the arrest of Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), an Army major accused of treason. Suspecting foul play, Jack embarks on a mission to prove that the head of his old unit is innocent. After crossing paths with the law, Reacher must now go on the lam to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that involves the death of U.S. soldiers.

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Critics Consensus

Monotonously formulaic, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is one action thriller sequel whose title also serves as a warning.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

You are almost willing to forgive the cheesy emotional climax especially when it ends with Cruise's electric smile. This one's for Reacher, Cruise and Child fans alone.

Jul 31, 2019

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David Sims

The Atlantic

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is dispiritingly formulaic, retaining much of the first film's swaggering masculinity, but none of its self-awareness.

Oct 30, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

A bland and generic action flick, not just forgettable after the fact, but during.

Oct 29, 2016

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Despite the efforts of Cruise and Smulders, things never rise above predictable and/or formulaic.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Exclusively suited for those with a particular interest in this intellectual property, especially given the low-rent quality of the story and production.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 9, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

A kind of grittier cousin to the Mission: Impossible films, Never Go Back doesnt stray much from the Tom Cruise action formula, but that will be just fine for most.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 18, 2022

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Calvin O

This was awesome and a little fun but not my favourite 😏

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Ted B

3.0 stars; This sequel was okay, but not as good as the original. It was more of a formulaic plot, with plenty of action but less mystery and character development (outside of Jack, that is). I am a big fan of the literary series by Lee Child and have read most of the books in the series. I know this is counter to popular opinion, but I like Tom Cruise in the lead role. He plays it exactly the way I imagine it when I read Child's books. I presume that this is the last one of this movie series with Mr. Cruise. To me, that's a shame, because the TV series attempts have been, let's say, disappointing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/24/24

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Shane O

Good set up but the plot gets a little lost toward the end. Chemistry between the characters is good. Cruise is entertaining as always but a little unbelievable that the can beat 5 guys the same size as him in a fight . Worth a watch

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/24

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Sebastian L

If the first one was a patchwork of halfbaked ideas, this one is just undercooked in general. Dramaturgically it feels weird and neither Smulders or Cruise seem fully committed to the project.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/19/24

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Drew L

Can’t buy Tomas Cruise as Jack Reacher at all. But that’s not surprising. Overall this movie is so bad. Soooo bad. The only bright spot is Cobie Smulders. She was awesome as usual. But the rest was trash.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Adrianna Z

Surprisingly endearing father-daughter like relationship makes this an entertaining watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Jack Reacher

Cobie Smulders

Major Susan Turner

Aldis Hodge

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Danika Yarosh

Samantha

Patrick Heusinger

The Hunter

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Synopsis

Investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) springs into action after the arrest of Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), an Army major accused of treason. Suspecting foul play, Jack embarks on a mission to prove that the head of his old unit is innocent. After crossing paths with the law, Reacher must now go on the lam to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that involves the death of U.S. soldiers.

Director: Edward Zwick
Producer: Tom Cruise, Don Granger, Christopher McQuarrie
Screenwriter: Richard Wenk, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures International, Skydance Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Violence & Action|Language|Some Bloody Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.7M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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