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All rise for Robert Downey Jr., who takes a breather from franchise load-bearing to stretch his legs dramatically. The Judge may deliver his meatiest role since The Soloist but it comes saddled with the same issues that afflicted Joe Wright’s 2009 film, namely being manipulative middlebrow awards bait without the …

It can be exhilarating to watch when an actor finds a director they click with. The moment Tom Cruise strides into Jack Reacher , smouldering like an active volcano, that ‘click’ can be heard loud and clear. It’s been a dozen years since the Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie ( The …