NOTE: The below Blu-ray and 4K UHD captures were taken directly from the respective discs.

ADDITION: Paramount 4K UHD (April 2022): Paramount's have released Christopher McQuarrie's "Jack Reacher" in a 4K UHD Steelbook. It was previously released in a  standard 4K UHD release that came out in 2018. I believe this is the same 2160P transfer. It's hard to believe that the film is 10-years old already. It looks consistent but always has a uncharacteristic softness that is, likely, part of the Caleb Deschanel cinematography has a very kinetic camera through most of the film. Static shots are impressive. It was shot in 35mm and on my system appears as pristine as you might imagine a modern film looking. It is perfectly clean, excellent true colors, layered contrast, frequent depth and handles the film's darker scenes well. Saying that, I just don't think it climbs the heights of the format filling  66 Gig of the disc and having a modest bitrate for a 4K UHD disc.       

It is likely that the monitor you are seeing this review is not an HDR-compatible display (High Dynamic Range) or Dolby Vision, where each pixel can be assigned with a wider and notably granular range of color and light. Our capture software if simulating the HDR (in a uniform manner) for standard monitors. This should make it easier for us to review more 4K UHD titles in the future and give you a decent idea of its attributes on your system. So our captures may not support the exact same colors (coolness of skin tones, brighter or darker hues etc.) as the 4K system at your home. But the framing, detail, grain texture support etc. are, generally, not effected by this simulation representation.

NOTE: 56 more more full resolution (3840 X 2160) 4K UHD captures, in lossless PNG format, for Patrons are available HERE

We have reviewed the following 4K UHD packages to date: Death Wish II (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Apartment (no HDR), The Proposition (software uniformly simulated HDR), Nightmare Alley (2021) (software uniformly simulated HDR), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Godfather (software uniformly simulated HDR), Le Crecle Rouge (software uniformly simulated HDR), An American Werewolf in London (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Hard Day's Night (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Piano (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Great Escape (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Red Shoes (software uniformly simulated HDR), Citizen Kane (software uniformly simulated HDR), Unbreakable (software uniformly simulated HDR), Mulholland Dr. (software uniformly simulated HDR), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Hills Have Eyes (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Servant (software uniformly simulated HDR), Anatomy of a Murder (software uniformly simulated HDR), Taxi Driver  (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Wolf Man (1941) (software uniformly simulated HDR), Frankenstein (1931) (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Deep Red (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Misery (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Silence of the Lambs (software uniformly simulated HDR), John Carpenter's "The Thing" (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Cat' o'Nine Tails (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (software uniformly simulated HDR), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (software uniformly simulated HDR), Perdita Durango (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Django (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Fanny Lye Deliver'd (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, (NO HDR applied to disc),  Rollerball (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Chernobyl  (software uniformly simulated HDR), Daughters of Darkness (software uniformly simulated HDR), Vigilante (software uniformly simulated HDR), Tremors (software uniformly simulated HDR), Cinema Paradiso (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bourne Legacy (software uniformly simulated HDR), Full Metal Jacket (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Psycho (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Birds (software uniformly simulated HDR), Rear Window (software uniformly simulated HDR), Vertigo (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Spartacus (software uniformly simulated HDR), Jaws (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Invisible Man, (software uniformly simulated HDR), Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lucio Fulci's 1979 Zombie  (software uniformly simulated HDR),, 2004's Van Helsing (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Shallows (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bridge on the River Kwai (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Deer Hunter (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Elephant Man (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Quiet Place (software uniformly simulated HDR), Easy Rider (software uniformly simulated HDR), Suspiria (software uniformly simulated HDR), Pan's Labyrinth (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Wizard of Oz, (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Shining, (software uniformly simulated HDR), Batman Returns (software uniformly simulated HDR), Don't Look Now (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Man Who Killed Killed and then The Bigfoot  (software uniformly simulated HDR),,  Bram Stoker's Dracula (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lucy (software uniformly simulated HDR), They Live (software uniformly simulated HDR), Shutter Island (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Matrix (software uniformly simulated HDR), Alien (software uniformly simulated HDR), Toy Story (software uniformly simulated HDR),  A Few Good Men (software uniformly simulated HDR),  2001: A Space Odyssey (HDR caps udated), Schindler's List (simulated HDR), The Neon Demon (No HDR), Dawn of the Dead (No HDR), Saving Private Ryan (simulated HDR and 'raw' captures), Suspiria (No HDR), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (No HDR), The Big Lebowski, and I Am Legend (simulated and 'raw' HDR captures).

The 4K UHD disc's audio gives a robust 7.1 DTS-HD Master and a similar encoded 5.1 surround track - as well as a number of foreign language DUBs. The film has plenty of aggressive bass from the meticulous sniper opening, fights, an intense car chase sequences and the barrage of rifle/machine gun shooting in the conclusion. It packs a wallop with the separations coming out of every corner of the home theatre and floor rattling for the sub-woofer. I can't recall a more potent audio experience in recent years. The score is by Joe Kraemer (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, The Way of the Gun) and there is other music; The Fightin' Side of Me, David Bowie's Young Americans, House of Pain's "Jump Around" and Gregg Allman's Little by Little - establishing part of Reacher's grassroots, mysterious character.  It sounds very supportive via the lossless transfers. All 4K UHD discs are Region 'Free' and this offers optional, yellow, English (SDH) subtitles - see sample below. There is an included Blu-ray, with the film in 1080P and more supplements (see below.) It is also region FREE.

Tom Cruise's "Jack Reacher" captures a lot of Lee Child's mystery-shrouded protagonist - based on his book "One Shot". Jack Reacher is a former Major in the US army's military police. He now clandestinely roams the United States falling into suspicious crime-thriller situations. Like many, I enjoyed this quite a lot. I wasn't as enthused with 2016's Jack Reacher: Never Go Back and have not seen the television series Reacher (2022.) When it is more character-driven and less intense action - I tend to value it more. Keanu Reeves' John Wick would be an apt comparison where the introduction of a character would be more intriguing than their endless violent interactions. "Jack Reacher" had a decent balance (Herzog and Duvall add essential flavor) and fans of Steelbooks will find Paramount's 4K UHD release appealing. It's a very rewatchable film and this is a nice collectable. 

Gary Tooze