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Yes, the height is significant!

Posted by: Muad' Dib (a.k.a Atreides) on Jul 03, 13:16 in response to lapuckfan's post as someone that didn't even know this was a book, is the...

I've read every one of the Jack Reacher novels and the plot revolves around the fact that Reacher was an ex-military MP and he is described as a "a giant". I've met Tom Cruise , I'm 5' 7' and Cruise is at least 2 inches shorter than me. I don't care what the IMDB says. The scripts will have to be drastically rewritten

The Reacher series consistenly hits #1 in paperback sales. If you go to Lee Childs blog there are literally thousands of posts protesting Tom Cruise and virtually all readers are boycotting the movie. Huge letter writing campaign. Judging by the trailer there is not much else authentic about the Reacher character the way Cruise portrays him.

Cruise bought the rights to Jack Reacher, cast himself, and threw out the integrity of the story.

Thankful that Cruise didn't buy the Harry Potter rights and cast himself as Hagrid.

Yahoo: [1SHOT] teaser trailer is now up. Paul2k Jul 03, 09:56

I forget who it was that was harping on the height disparity between Reacher in the books and Cruise, but they aren't hiding it well here. {nm} Paul2k Jul 03, 10:00

TCRUI is not short, other people are just freakishly tall. {nm} elchan Jul 03, 10:06

Hide his height? He's playing Reacher as 5' 7, not as 6' 5". Most TCRUI fans and moviegoers have not read the books. {nm} Antibody Jul 03, 10:10

as someone that didn't even know this was a book, is the height of the character significant? {nm} lapuckfan Jul 03, 10:23

Exactly. Who gives a damn? {nm} RupertPupkin Jul 03, 10:24

Whoever it was that harped on it here before? {nm} Paul2k Jul 03, 10:26

There was an opposite scenario with Public Enemies (PUBNM), where Christian Bale played a G-man who in reality was conspicuosly short and Facto Jul 03, 10:28

He's suppose to be intimitating tough guy due to his size. Maybe those street toughs would have ran straight away. {nm} Antibody Jul 03, 10:28

Yes, the height is significant! Muad' Dib Jul 03, 13:16

I don't really get how height/size is significant to the story. If it is, the movie would never get made because there aren't really that LanceStorm22 Jul 03, 23:09

I was harping on about the books and after watching the trailer its even more stupid that Cruise was allowed blaze223 Jul 03, 12:15

More like Jack Reacharound: One Short {nm} Tanker Jul 03, 11:49

wolverine...jack reacher...height won't matter if the performance makes you forget about it {nm} tealfan Jul 03, 12:16

if they maintain the character (not characteristics) then they have a movie worth watching... {nm} b4bad Jul 03, 13:19

No interest. Cruise is so weird I avoid his movies and can't buy someone like him as an action star anymore. {nm} MontyBurnz Jul 03, 13:48

You missed a good one in MI:4 then. I've been a bit leery of Cruise since the Oprah incident, but that and RoA redeemed his acting for me. {nm} LanceStorm22 Jul 03, 22:54

I don't give a crap about his height. This is about taking a great character and letting Cruise ruin him. {nm} Reacher Jul 14, 23:47





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