Alien at the Movies

Ironically, Tom Cruise has returned to the big screen as ex-Major Jack Reacher in a sequel subtitled "Never Go Back". It's "The Equalizer" meets "The Fugitive" meets "RED" when drifter Jack Reacher finally ventures to D.C. to meet his telephone voice friend Army Major Susan Turner (Colbie Smulders), only to discover she has been falsely arrested for treason & this streetwise 15-year-old delinquent may be his daughter. It is an action packed thrill ride as these 3 must run for their lives & figure out who & why someone is after them. The chase takes us from the nation's Capitol to New Orleans. There are no real surprises here, but it's just a lot of fun to watch. Cruise is a fighting machine, Smulders has some skills, & the teen holds her own amongst the adults.

Alien gives it 3 "government contractors" stars out of 4.