sidcow Posted April 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) Why is Tom Cruise such a platinum grade A acting superstar? He's not in any way a very good actor and most of his films a pretty shit. Edited April 17, 2022 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theboyangel Posted April 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, sidcow said: Why is Tom Cruise such a platinum grade A acting superstar? He's not in any way a very good actor and most of his films a pretty shit. Whilst he has dubious beliefs he always comes across ok and personable (whilst totally lost in showbiz) As for his acting chops, there are far far worse out there earning big bucks. He can act though, Collateral, Magnolia, Rain Man and Jerry Maguire show that and his films, particularly the Mission Impossibles, Edge of Tomorrow, American Made and even both Reacher movies are entertaining. Overall I don’t mind him to be honest. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Designer1 Posted April 17, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2022 3 hours ago, theboyangel said: Whilst he has dubious beliefs he always comes across ok and personable (whilst totally lost in showbiz) As for his acting chops, there are far far worse out there earning big bucks. He can act though, Collateral, Magnolia, Rain Man and Jerry Maguire show that and his films, particularly the Mission Impossibles, Edge of Tomorrow, American Made and even both Reacher movies are entertaining. Overall I don’t mind him to be honest. There's no doubting he's a proper odd un, but to say he has no acting skills is very wide of the mark. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2022 Cruise is an odd one. He's a good actor, but has fairly limited range, he's not someone like Daniel Day Lewis who is literally a chameleon, he suits very particular kinds of roles. He's one of the few actors that can probably get a film made on his own - iirc the Mission Impossible films since 3 have basically been his own projects, for instance. He also had the benefit of coming through in the mid 80s at a point where he didn't really have much competition in the 'young heart throb' stakes and set himself apart by being able to act as well, and chose good projects at the right times of his career, particularly earlier on, to give him clout. He is strange though, he carries an odd baggage with him now which prevents you from engaging with a character he plays, you just see Tom Cruise I find. I get the feeling nobody really knows who Tom Cruise is, any public appearance is a performance, and as a result he has a veneer of falseness he can't escape, that only gets worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Tom Cruise is a weird man, but he has delivered plenty of brilliant performances. Magnolia is the one that really stands out to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Magnolia is a great film... Many standout performers in the film, for me it was William H. Macy and John C. Reilly. And taking it back on-topic there is a lot to 'not get' in the film, it needs watched a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted April 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2022 I always thought there was way too much made over that Oprah couch thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2022 10 hours ago, Chindie said: Daniel Day Lewis who is literally a chameleon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2022 29 minutes ago, mjmooney said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 16 hours ago, sidcow said: Why is Tom Cruise such a platinum grade A acting superstar? He's not in any way a very good actor and most of his films a pretty shit. Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Minority Report, Oblivion, Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July…..and I’m forgetting a ton more great films he’s been the lead in. I think that comments about as wide of the mark as possible on here, which is impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 As an absolute amateur at watching films, whenever I watch a Tom Cruise film, it feels exactly like that, a Tom Cruise film. I don’t think I’ve ever noticed him acting a different character. It’s like he went to the Michael Caine school of fully immersive method acting. I mean it’s not automatically a bad thing. I really like the Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds. But its very much, a vehicle for Tom Cruise to be in a film playing Tom Cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: As an absolute amateur at watching films, whenever I watch a Tom Cruise film, it feels exactly like that, a Tom Cruise film. I don’t think I’ve ever noticed him acting a different character. It’s like he went to the Michael Caine school of fully immersive method acting. I mean it’s not automatically a bad thing. I really like the Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds. But its very much, a vehicle for Tom Cruise to be in a film playing Tom Cruise. Lots of actors make a lot of money playing the same person over and over. Ben Stiller, Will Ferrel, Hugh Grant to name a few. My vote for someone who plays a variety of roles fantastically, Tom Hanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: As an absolute amateur at watching films, whenever I watch a Tom Cruise film, it feels exactly like that, a Tom Cruise film. I don’t think I’ve ever noticed him acting a different character. It’s like he went to the Michael Caine school of fully immersive method acting. I mean it’s not automatically a bad thing. I really like the Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds. But its very much, a vehicle for Tom Cruise to be in a film playing Tom Cruise. Born on the Fourth of July vs Minority Report (as an example). I agree that most of his films all feel kinda the same in terms of his character but there are some variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 44 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: As an absolute amateur at watching films, whenever I watch a Tom Cruise film, it feels exactly like that, a Tom Cruise film. I don’t think I’ve ever noticed him acting a different character. It’s like he went to the Michael Caine school of fully immersive method acting. I mean it’s not automatically a bad thing. I really like the Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds. But its very much, a vehicle for Tom Cruise to be in a film playing Tom Cruise. Bit before my time,but apparently Fred Astare always acted in dancing movies.Boris Karloff in horror movies and Bing Crosby in singing movies.So,apparently this is nothing new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Cruise was excellent in Tropic Thunder! It is quite a run he's had - he's been the number one film star 'name' for about 30 years. Pure box office. Hanks would be at two IMO. However, I do like him. His name on a project means it'll probably be decent, with a few exceptions (The Mummy!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2022 Why do so many people from Manchester have to have that **** stupid haircut that was fashionable 25 years ago? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Tom Cruise is a very good actor but I also really dislike him, which devalued any characters he plays for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2022 10 hours ago, Xela said: Cruise was excellent in Tropic Thunder! It is quite a run he's had - he's been the number one film star 'name' for about 30 years. Pure box office. Hanks would be at two IMO. However, I do like him. His name on a project means it'll probably be decent, with a few exceptions (The Mummy!) I liked The Mummy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I liked The Mummy! No, not that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 10 hours ago, mjmooney said: I liked The Mummy! I liked the Brendon Fraser one in the late 90's, but I just couldn't take to the 2017 Cruise version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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