How COULD YOU?!

Agent Daddy and I snuck off to the movies with out the manboys. It was to be a time of haning together and then the unthinkable happend. Wait let me back up a little. I believe that I have told you before of my voracious reading habits. The best comparison I can think of is if books were alcohol I would be a black out drunk. I have my favorite authors and favorite characters  from each of my favorite authors. Sometimes Hollywood comes calling and my favorite authors decide to make an extra buck or two by selling the rights to their books.  This is a tricky business because the author knows which actor would best match his or her charactor, the fans like me know who we think would best play that character and the studios/ producers get drunk and throw darts at a wall of photos to decide who would best play a character.

When I read a series that has more than 10 boks in it I fall a little in love with the main character. Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch has 19 books with number 20 due out soon. When Harry  Bosh comes to the big screen I will be VERY invested I who plays that character. Personally I like Ray Liotta for the part but I am open to discussion on this.

Another character that I am deeply invested in is Jack Reacher from the Lee Child Books. He is uber smart and wickedly deadly. He is the loner that as a woman I want to comfort and fix. I also want him to kick some serious butt along the way. The books are always action packed and roller coaster fun.

Now back to where I started this post, dark theater, Agent Daddy and I holding hands, no manboys...bliss. Until the previews announced that MY Jack Reacher was going to be portrayed by Tom Cruise. Now I have nothing against Tom Cruise personally. I think he is a fine actor. But he is NO JACK REACHER. Infact Kiefer Southerland would have been a WAY better choice. I could list a bunch of actors I would have thought of before Tom Cruise. He is too pretty. Jack Reacher rides a bus around the country and buys new clothes rather than wash or pack the clothes he already has. I was horrified by the studio's pick. I gasped out loud and Agent Daddy thought I hurt myself. When he inquired I told him "Tom Cruise CANNOT be Jack Reacher!" He said "What?" then he said " Is Jack Reacher from a series of books?" he knows me so well. " I explained to his deaf ears how this could not be possible. His response? " Tom Cruise is a big name, they want to sell tickets."

I was so disappointed that it nearly ruined the movie I was there to see. Hollywood HOW COULD YOU?!