12 Dumbest Movie Plot Twists Of 2016
6. Reacher's Not The Father - Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
While the first Jack Reacher had some flair to it, this sequel was a grindingly formulaic “Tom Cruise punches people and speaks in trailer lines” affair. Despite middling reviews, it received comfortable box office returns, proving Cruise still has it where it counts.
The plot of Never Go Back has Reacher trying to clear the name of a friend while also trying to figure out if he’s the father of a precocious teen girl. Adding a sassy young sidekick to a franchise is never a good sign, but at least she remains the right side of likeable.
Yett the end, it turns out this subplot was for nothing since it’s revealed she’s not his kid after all. If she had been it might have added some depth to Reacher’s one-dimensional superman character, but the story takes the easy way out and reveals the whole thing was a waste of time.