Synopsis: A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.

Release Date:  December 21, 2012

Thoughts: Will audiences go for a harder-edged Cruise? Considering the kind of 2012 he’s had, they just might.  Starting off strong in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and delivering a fully committed performance in the otherwise disastrous Rock of Ages, Cruise also faced a high profile divorce from Katie Holmes.  Now, he’s starring in this action film, adapted from a series of novels.  Word on the street is that the character in the film doesn’t adhere as close to the book so fans may come with a bone to pick with Mr. Cruise.  Still, this might be a nice change of pace for the star that seems to have loosened up a bit in his old (and newly single) age.