Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

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.

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

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

Tom Cruise's latest action spectacular is so dull that I found myself willing on the baddies.

Admittedly, it's also a touch flavour-free, but it applies itself to telling its story single-mindedly, with a minimum of digression and frills.

The understated ending is downright touching -- which is not something I ever thought I'd say of a Cruise action sequel.

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

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

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.

The sequel suffered somewhat by losing Rosamund Pike, who stole scenes in the first film, but Never Go Back is a perfectly serviceable action film.