Mum's Monday: Jack Reacher - Never Go Back

This film is based on the book with the same name by Lee Child. It is an intriguing start, and the phone did ring, just as Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) said it would. The outcome is that Jack and Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) get into conversations, by phone, as Jack travels to Washington DC, DC for short. Once in DC, Major Turner has been arrested and Jack also finds out a possible life changing situation. In the terms of ‘Never Go Back’, it seems to his old army haunts, or back in time. The title could suggest both.

Who knew, how useful a salt shaker could be and how it can put an end, or delay the men watching Jack. We just have to find out Why they are so interested in him.

There is something, that happened in Afghanistan, and is still an issue, as a result Jack is arrested, even though he wasn’t out there at the time. All I can see is he is involved because he has been talking to Major Turner.

As always Jack is observing his surroundings, you just know he has a plan. it is partly, the usual ‘take the uniform off the guard, and use it for a disguise’.

A black Sedan car, should be easy to find, if all the cars weren’t black Sedans. This scene is amusing to watch. It, however, quickly, becomes action packed, when they have to find another way to escape.

Although computers are useful, they can also be equally unhelpful and what and whom depends on what side you are on.

At first I didn’t see the point of the kitchen scene, it was a bit over the top, just so they could get on a bus.

It is, as we see in this film, useful to have a mobile phone, you can make a phone call from anywhere, much to Col. Morgan’s (Holt McCallany) surprise.

At first, it was sad to see that, just because Major Turner, is a woman, she automatically thought that was the reason Jack suggested she stay back at the hotel with Samantha (Sam for short) (Danika Yarosh), but as we see, Jack has a plan, as always.

As well as computers being useful in tracing people, it would also be wise to know that credit cards also work the same but in a different way.

It is good to see Jack’s observant nature save the day, instead of what they thought, it is something else, and the numbers do add up, it is nice to watch, well not for the criminals anyway.

It is clever how, part of this film is set in New Orleans, well known for its music and parades. Using a parade can be a good way of hiding in a crowd of people. It is more interesting than just a street full of the general public, going about their business, and it has its own soundtrack.

I like how Jack, in code, told Sam, what he knew she had been taught, by Major Turner. It was quick thinking, clever and got, what Jack intended to happen, done.

The way Jack finds out, that the possible life changing situation, is not to be, is simple, clever and seems obvious when you have seen it. There is a heart-warming moment, just when you thought he could get a clean break away.

It is nice to hear before the end scenes ‘Good to see you back Major’, but as we know, you should ‘Never Go Back’ unless you can use the situation to move forward, in life.