A young sniper trains his high-powered rifle on a group of unsuspecting citizens in a crowded plaza, scans possible targets through his scope and then opens fire. Five victims fall, including a young woman carrying a small child.
That’s the opening scene of “Jack Reacher,” the new movie based on the justice-dispensing vigilante created by British author Lee Child and appearing in a series of 17 crime novels.
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