Jack Reacher

It's Dirty Harry meets Jason Bourne meets Rambo when an ex-military police officer/now mysterious drifter (Tom Cruise) comes to Pittsburgh after a sniper shooting. This murder mystery is slow to unfold, but the sense of danger escalates as the good guys get closer to the truth. Cruise provides the action and the heroics, but the script is a bit weak. Richard Jenkins' talents are wasted as the D.A., but Robert Duvall is a delight as the shooting range owner. Rosamund Pike plays her lawyer role on the skittish side. Jack Reacher aka Tom Cruise is more ego than substance and comes up a bit short.

Alien gives it 2 ½ "vigilante justice" stars out of 4.