What's the Difference between One Shot the Book and Jack Reacher the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Jack Reacher
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Jack Reacher
Portrayed by: Tom Cruise
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Helen Rodin
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Helen Rodin
Portrayed by: Rosamund Pike
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Alex Rodin
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Alex Rodin
Portrayed by: Richard Jenkins
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Emerson
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Emerson
Portrayed by: David Oyelowo
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The Zec
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The Zec
Portrayed by: Werner Herzog
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General Eileen Hutton
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This Character does not appear.
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Rosemary Barr
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This Character does not appear.
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Ann Yanni
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This Character does not appear.
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James Barr
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James Barr
Portrayed by: Joseph Sikora
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Martin Cash
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Martin Cash
Portrayed by: Robert Duvall
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Jack Reacher Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Jack Reacher is 6'5" with a 50 inch chest. He weighs close to 250 pounds. He has dirty blond hair. |
He is portrayed by Tom Cruise. He is 5'7" and 150 pounds with black hair. |
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James Barr wakes up about halfway through the book. |
James Barr wakes up near the end, after the climax.
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Five civilians are shot from short range; about 35 yards.
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Five civilians are shot from long range. |
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Barr was not prosecuted for his murders in Kuwait because the four men he killed were themselves violent criminals. The US Army covered it up. Barr just wanted to kill people; he did not know the men he killed were criminals.
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Barr was not aware of why he was not prosecuted for killing US soldiers in Kuwait.
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Barr's sister Rosemary retains Helen Rodin to defend her brother pro bono. She takes the place of Barr's court appointed lawyer after he is beaten into a coma.
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Helen Rodin is assigned as Barr's lawyer. Barrs's sister Rosemary is not in the film. |