Outstanding, highly underrated actor. In my personal pantheon of movie stars - not necessarily actors, but STARS - Cruise ranks second only to Paul Newman.
It's hard to deny that Tom Cruise is a pretty talented actor. He is. But unfortunately when you become a big star--especially as big as Tom Cruise is--you start to lose a private life. And your actions become more important to people than the work itself. Sure, we can berate Tom Cruise for his stunt on Oprah, his fascination with Scientology that goes a little beyond crazy at times... but deep down you still have to remember that this guy did do such classic films as Risky … more
It's amazing how people overlook someone's career and the whole reason they're in the public eye in the first place when that person does something they don't agree with. Tom Cruise is one of the best actors of this generation and that deserves acknowledgement. Yeah, maybe people don't agree with his beliefs and maybe he has made some poor choices of how to behave in public (chuckle), but he still is very good at what he does and I think its a shame that his ability to have successful … more
I used to like Tom Cruise. But now I don't. As soon as he joined Scientology he became a crazy crazy guy! He jumps on coaches, professes his love to everyone and in general is off his rocker. But hey, can you blame a guy that has all the money in the world, marries my future wife and thinks that chemical imbalances really don't exist! Now I could tell you my all the weird things about him, but there are sites dedicated to it. One such site is http://www.tomcruiseisnuts.com/ … more
Movie stars don't get any bigger than Tom Cruise - limitless money and international fame. He is an Oscar worthy actor, and deserved one for Fourth of July (just bad luck/timing that he had to battle Daniel Day Lewis / My Left Foot). There's no way that kind of money/fame and power won't have a dramatic effect on your general psyche. That said, many superstars of his caliber have managed to grow and age very gracefully (see Paul Newman and Robert Redford). It's a heart breaker … more
I've been entertained by every Tom Cruise movie I've seen since 2000. Additionally, I've watched some more than once. He's a good actor. Actors are all crazy anyway.