Tom Cruise returns as Jack Reacher, a former military police officer who has decided to take the law into his own hands. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) is a sequel to the action blockbuster Jack Reacher from 2012. Although the literary hero (the film was based on a book from the book series by Lee Child) is a giant, short Tom Cruise, who looks nothing like Reacher from the book, despite his lack of height and muscles, he once again justified his role as an invulnerable action hero.