“A lot of writers worry, ’What are they going to do to my book?’ The point is, they don’t do anything to your book. The answer, of course, is that they’re different-and Lee Child likes it that way. The first, called simply Jack Reacher, came out two years ago to mixed reviews but made some serious cash for Paramount, bringing in $218 million worldwide on a production budget of $60 million. The books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide, but this is only the second shot at turning one into a film. Pick any one from the shelf of 20 – soon to be 21 – and the odds are good that you’re holding not just a bestseller but a No. I don’t mean the 6’4” scarecrow stature, the glacier blue eyes staring down from a face so craggy he could split cordwood with his cheekbones. But as an actress, that 16-year-old kid had to get up in Cruise’s face and be convincing, telling him to shut up. “I was fascinated to see how that would work out, because obviously as a character, she’s got to stand up to Jack Reacher. “Isn’t she terrific?,” Child says, of Danika Yarosh, who plays Sam, with real grit and a swerving, churning, five-octave emotional range.

The one who might be Jack Reacher’s daughter. Paramount chose it for the other girl, the street-smart, sneering, confident 14-year old girl. Not Turner, the tough, razor-sharp, beautiful woman who is Reacher’s ally and love interest. The movie’s subtitle, Never Go Back, is the name of the Lee Child book it’s based on. Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) is investigating the murder of two of her agents in Afghanistan, and in the process has made herself some lethal enemies. The new film-with Tom Cruise returning to play the quiet, ruthless ex-Army investigator-teams Reacher up with the current commanding officer of the elite unit that he had founded himself, back in the day.

Sure, that was Wednesday’s presidential debate – but the new Jack Reacher movie is pretty exciting too. Dirty street-fighting and a race to save the country from a maniacal, self-indulgent sociopath.

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