tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post4416732088177551442..comments2023-12-24T19:38:00.242-08:00Comments on Mendelson's Memos: Review: Jack Reacher (2012) is a mostly satisfying old-school 90s-style genre-throwback.Scott Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-43269304213725517022012-12-23T09:46:59.113-08:002012-12-23T09:46:59.113-08:00MINOR SPOILER, sort of, but there is a typical gen...MINOR SPOILER, sort of, but there is a typical genre move bit they do here where Reacher is shown the murder weapon, and then a moment later has his alleged photographic memory tested by the lead cop who asks for the serial number of the gun. Instead, Reacher tells the cop something else, and forty-five minutes later in the movie, to make a point tells the cop that the gun's serial number is 0456981, dazzling the cop. Why is he dazzled? By that point there's no way the cop himself remembers the serial number, so Reacher could throw any number out there and seem brilliant, just as his giving the killer's Army serial number - these could be total bluffs but it works in movieworld. Also, what does Reacher do when he gets the flu? How does he by Nyquil in some states? He thinks everyone would choose his freedom of choice, which is awesome until you actually ride a greyhound from Chicago to Pittsburgh which generally involves more fat people and coolers than moments for heroism. Also, the most gratuitious cleavage shoot in cinematic history. You'll know it when you see it.Robert Hawkshttp://www.facebook.com/RobHawks61noreply@blogger.com