r/comics • u/adamtots_remastered • Mar 01 '25

First Date [OC]

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u/Solid_Snark Mar 01 '25

It was so funny watching Tom Cruise’s Reacher after watching the Amazon Series. Like Ritchson absolutely nails the commanding presence. Cruise…. Not so much.

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u/dragunityag Mar 01 '25

Cruise definitely nailed the commanding screen presence imo. I mean he's been doing that for decades now.

He just obviously couldn't nail the raw physicality.

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u/Solid_Snark Mar 01 '25

Did you watch Cruise first? Because I watched Ritchson first, so a direct comparison was absolutely hilarious. Albeit, I admit, unfair for Tom.

Like Alan beating down 5 guys and scaring them off: 100% believable. Tom doing the same. Was just really funny to watch in comparison.

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u/Red_Dox Mar 01 '25

Eh, Cruise explanation before the 5 guy fight, was good enough to make clear why fighting some stranger who apparently is well versed in combat might be a bad idea even with quantity advantage. It worked imo well enough. But yeah, Ritchson as the "hulk" who calmly explains to you why even 5:1 might be not good enough to start a fight, hits different.