The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO  December 28, 2012  Benji Tunnell:
Cruise’s acting, not stature, ruins ‘Reacher’  By Benji Tunnell
Globe Columnist  JOPLIN, Mo. — Quite an uproar was heard when it
was announced that Tom Cruise would be playing Jack Reacher in
the adaptation of Lee Child’s “One Shot.”  In the universe of
Child’s books (one with which I am unfamiliar), Jack Reacher is
apparently 6-foot-5, has a 50-inch chest and is more than 210
pounds of chiseled muscle. Tom Cruise is well known for being a
diminutive actor, perhaps more suited for the recent release of
“The Hobbit” than for playing a hulking mass of muscle.  But
through Cruise’s diligent adherence to Scientology tenets, as
well as large contributions to attain the proper levels that
would allow him the clarity to play the character, the little
Scientology gremlins cast their magic spell, shrinking the
character of Jack Reacher to approximately 4-foot-9, thus
enabling Cruise to become viable in the role, and once again
foiling the evil alien leade