'JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK'
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, some bloody images, language and thematic elements.
What it's about: An ex-military police major attempts to clear his friend's name in an espionage case and discovers he might have a teenage daughter.
The kid attractor factor: Star Tom Cruise as well as the action genre.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Even loners can find connection together; open your heart to others; sometimes systems of power can be corrupt and harbor evil.
Violence: Quite a bit: When Reacher's not destroying people with his fists, he's shooting them or hitting them with sticks, or his partner's strangling someone with a hose. There is some blood spatter but it's indirect and not graphic.
Language: Several instances of strong language.
Sexuality: A discussion of paternity and how that comes about, flirtation between Jack and Susan but nothing more.
Drugs: Discussion of heroin use and drug smuggling, but no graphic on screen drug use.
Parents advisory: Though this is rated PG-13, it's very violent and would not be appropriate for kids or younger teens.
