Of course Cruise still has it, but the quality of his films continues its secular decline. And why?

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David Ellison s Skydance Productions will once again co-finance the film with Paramount, a role it also serves the same role on Jack Reacher . That film is in early talks for a sequel car rental new westminster vancouver as well on a $60 million budget film that grossed $216 million worldwide. That s a good start for a series backed by the fan base for Child s novel series. People seem forever to be debating whether Cruise still has it. Audiences turned out for Oblivion , a $120 million budget film that grossed over $220 million worldwide. While it s unclear car rental new westminster vancouver what will happen to that Top Gun sequel that Cruise and Tony Scott were working on when the director died tragically, he is positioned to continue the M:I franchise, plus Jack Reacher , and he s starring with Armie Hammer in the Guy Ritchie-directed The Man From U.N.C.L.E. , which the film s backers at Warner Bros hope will launch another franchise. Nobody works harder on the set or in promoting these films than Cruise. car rental new westminster vancouver When I interviewed him for Playboy last year, Cruise confessed that early in his career, he begged studios to let him promote around the globe, and it was mainly because he wanted to travel and see all the places in the world he d observed in movies. Back then, studios were mostly concerned with domestic ticket sales and it was always car rental new westminster vancouver a discussion. He got his way and would take a couple of days in each country between interviews to see the sights. It had a profound impact on global ticket sales and became a template for how other globally successful stars like Will Smith conducted themselves and you could see the difference between car rental new westminster vancouver the overseas grosses car rental new westminster vancouver of the actors who took part, and others who had to be dragged out of the country kicking and screaming. Studios now beg actors like Cruise to stump in every major territory possible. So is Cruise still viable? Mark me down as a yes, absolutely. car rental new westminster vancouver He s repped by CAA.
Nope. He s insane, but he makes great films. I could not care less about his religion or whatever the tabloid says. MI4 was great, Oblivion is great, car rental new westminster vancouver Jack Reacher was great. Willing to bet that whatever he does next will be great as well.
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I guess subjectivity ends at your opinion? Plenty of people actually liked those films. It s curious that you have such a visceral and negative reaction to someone else actually car rental new westminster vancouver enjoying something. It may in fact speak deeply into your own personal lack of confidence in what you believe to be good.
Tommy Girl s Oblivion dropped car rental new westminster vancouver to No 4 in it s 3rd week . a massive 67% drop [more than any other film in the top 20] . it made less than $6M and it s total gross is less than $76M and still shy $45M of it s production costs . give you an idea a proper Blockbuster, Iron Man 3, made $175M opening this weekend. To all intents and purposes Oblivion is now a bona fide failure. Cruise is even going to China to (desperately) promote it.
^ No, and I am tired of people bagging on the actor who literally has the best work ethic in the entire industry. On an acting basis, he is the epitome of a professional and that should be greatly appreciated in an environment where people constantly treat others as if they are beneath them. Say what you want about Cruise, but the way he conducts himself as an actor is more than admirable.
Completely agree, and we re generally not fans of the Hollywood crowd, nor a Cruise worshipper. He s dumb enough to get suckered into the Scientology cult, but that s far outweighed by his work ethic and relatively-good car rental new westminster vancouver acting chops. Any name actor who d hang himself out a 124th story window to do his own stunts for real has got our respect.
I believe some of his finest running was in the firm. There really was some quality car rental new westminster vancouver cruise running in that film. he was holding leather satchels at times too. Kind of added a new dimension to see the bag getting a hammering during the cruise running frenzy. good clasps there.
Crusie is the best bankable actor in Hollywood and has been for some years. Over $8billion takings and still going. People just dont get him or want to. Take Oblivion great movie unlike the other sci fi movies with strange machines etc this movie was more about human beings and the planets and was good to watch. Jack Reacher was a great start to the franchise car rental new westminster vancouver and MI5 will be a block buster. Tom now grosses more money overseas than America car rental new westminster vancouver so he is clearly popular world-wide.Best work ethic in Hollywood and a superstar.
Regardless of his personal issues and being a cult-member, he provides top-of-the-line entertainment. I am entertained by his films and will pay for it. He s not playing car rental new westminster vancouver a stupid comic adaptation wearing a costume. I don t care how bad his acting is, he still provides entertainment car rental new westminster vancouver and fun ride in his films. Give the man a break. Take Travolta and Cruise, same church , different results. I like to see him in a movie like Mud. If he was going from chase em and shoot em to a film like Mud, he d be very rounded in his performance. I just hope MI:5 would be as good as 4, which was the best of the series.
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I respect Cruise both as an actor and a producer. He consistently makes movies that I want to see, and he s been doing that, with a few misfires, for nearly thirty years. car rental new westminster vancouver Ghost Protocol was flat out great entertainment and I would expect the next in the franchise to be so too. Way to go.
Of course Cruise still has it, but the quality of his films continues its secular decline. And why? He doesn t need the money. Why can t he choose to do something like any of the following, all of which are among my favorite movies: Eyes Wide Shut, Jerry Maguire, car rental new westminster vancouver Magnolia, Minority Report, Collateral, Risky Business, Rain Man, or the original Mission: Impossible? I acknowledge that I just listed movies by Kubrick, P.T. Anderson, Spielberg, Crowe, Mann, etc. but that s my point. Cruise can be choosy if he likes, so why the middling crap of the last few yrs?
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It’s been announced McQuarrie is writing car rental new westminster vancouver and directing a remake of ICE STATION ZEBRA for MGM, which isn’t a good idea. Considering how JACK REACHER was lackluster, it is a good idea not to have him direct the next MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. car rental new westminster vancouver If true, Cruise is showing how smart he is.
Great actor Jack Reacher was much better than it was touted IMO. Oblivion on the otherhand was visually stunning, but the story sucked. Same director that did Tron and same exact review from me boring with a weak story, car rental new westminster vancouver but great to look at.
Some comments cutting down alot of Tom s recent work minus Ghost Protocal my take you can t hit it out of the park every time, but if you stack up his work against any other in Hollywood current or 10-20 years ago you ll see Tom Cruise is probably one of the most underated actor of all time.
Tom Cruise used to be a humane actor, if you know what I mean; now he is basically a robot. All he does is run and run faster, then shoot. Some reaction shots, soundtrack deafening. Is this really interesting? What about the story (which you all call plot), what about dialogue, even just a little kick in the ear for us who still like to listen to words, as opposed to bombs explosions more bombs and then some bigger explosions?
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McQuarrie to write MI5? So in. To direct? I d rather they bring back ANY previous car rental new westminster vancouver director. Or get someone new and inspired. Hell, how cool would a Shane Black spy movie be? (Sorry, I might still be on a Shane Black high post Iron Man 3 really hope I don t have to wait 8 years for his next flick).
Real movie stars used to do more than run for 2 hours pr. movie. Tom Cruise realised he´s just not in the league with the big guys, so he runs. A lot of running makes a bunch of dollars, even in China: makes a movie star. M
I just don t get it .TC is in his 50 s, and shorter than my wife what moron (or morons) has decided that he s the one to save the world? Over and ove