re: #102 piratedan

Not sure that Cena could emote his way out of an open phone booth and Mr. Johnson could have worked.. imho its hard to find someone who can handle that confidence that Reacher exudes in the novels and have that make it to the screen without it translating to cocky and tbh that is very key to the character.

The confidence comes from being 6’5” and 250 lbs. According to the novels Reacher is a very straightforward character. No hang-ups, no anguish tortured conflicting emotions, it’s just “See bad guys, beat them up.” Reacher in the books could not talk face to face with a woman while standing up, or hide in a crowd waiting at a bus stop like Cruise did in the movie. Rock, or LL Cool J totally would have been a better choice than Cruise.