Tom Cruise is such an awful actor...

[ljbab728]

One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere - like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville.

Is that near Clarksville? I caught the last train going there once.

[kelroy55]

Cruise is a decent actor. What he's really good at however, is picking movies to be in. For the most part I've liked everything I've ever seen him in. I heard War of the Worlds wasn't very good, but I didn't see that one.

Looking at his IMDB page, he's only been in 37 movies (with 3 more announced). But as I look over them, almost every single one was a huge hit. The guy can pick 'em.

The best acting job I've seen him do lately (most of his roles are Tom Cruise playing Tom Cruise) was in Tropic Thunder.

He was great in Tropic Thunder

[Throckmorton]

[kelroy55]

The only movie I didn't like with Cruise in it, and actually I didn't see it, was that one Knight & Day... or something like that.

[Martin]

thanks to this thread i'm now (unfortunately) aware that this exists... Top Gun 2 - IMDb

-M

[kelroy55]

thanks to this thread i'm now (unfortunately) aware that this exists... Top Gun 2 - IMDb

-M

Some things just shouldn't be done.

[Dubya61]

Some things just shouldn't be done.

Good Lord Willing and Creek Don't Rise, it won't.

[Stan Silliman]

[Pete]

Ditto. If he's in it, I'm going to go see it and probably in the theater.

Yep.

He's one of the very few legit movie stars working today.

He's done some clunkers but generally speaking I like his films. I even liked Eyes Wide Shut.

[Chadanth]

The market seems to think he's worth a premium.

[Pete]

The market seems to think he's worth a premium.

He's #6 on the all-time box office list and he's still going strong.

I bet he's #1 within the next 5-10 years.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/...umgross&p=.htm

[sooner88]

The only movie I didn't like with Cruise in it, and actually I didn't see it, was that one Knight & Day... or something like that.

Kinght and Day was surprisingly funny/entertaining.

[Pete]

BTW, I worked on the Paramount lot for a few years and this was during the time Tom Cruise was doing all his films through that studio.

That lot was crawling with stars every day and if you worked there it was not only not a big deal, but the unspoken rule was that no one was to ever make a fuss. This was their workplace, after all.

But when Tom was on the lot there was always a buzz. People talked about it, made sure to get out of their office to see if he was around....

He was the only celebrity that had that type of impact on a group of people who were generally pretty indifferent about stardom. The only other person that came close was Harrison Ford, but even he doesn't have the same in-person magnetism.

Tom Cruise just radiates 'movie star'.

[Pete]

If you haven't seen Collateral, it's pretty darn fantastic.

It's Cruise as villain and he's excellent in it.

[Rover]

He was a surprisingly good singer in Rock of Ages.

[Pete]

Here are my Top 10 favorite Tom Cruise movies, in general order:

1. Risky Business
2. Minority Report
3. Collateral
4. Born on the 4th of July
5. War of the Worlds
6. Oblivion
7. A Few Good Men
8. Rain Man
9. Top Gun
10. Jerry Maguire

That's a pretty solid body of work.

[Martin]

i'd say 'a few good men' tops my list. i'd add the first 'mission impossible' and 'edge of tomorrow' somewhere in my top 10. -M

[Martin]

Yeah, I have to say, Edge of Tomorrow wasn't the best movie ever, but he nailed it. Showed way more elements of his talent in that movie.

what i liked most about the movie was the way tom cruise's character progresses throughout the story. to me, the whole movie hinged around that aspect of the performance. -M

[hoya]

He's #6 on the all-time box office list and he's still going strong.

I bet he's #1 within the next 5-10 years.

Box Office Mojo - People Index

Harrison Ford will probably make a pretty big jump with the 3 new Star Wars movies coming out.

Edit: I liked Edge of Tomorrow. Not the most serious film, but a fantastic summer popcorn movie. I actually really liked Oblivion too.

If Cruise is in a movie, it's probably good. Will Smith used to be that way too, but he's had a bunch of clunkers lately.

[Prunepicker]

He's #6 on the all-time box office list and he's still going strong.

With the ridiculous price for a ticket I'm not surprised. But I honestly believe he's
an awful actor. Maybe the pop culture doesn't expect much these days.

[Prunepicker]

Here's an interesting site. Apparently I'm not alone with my opinion except
here.

Differing opinions. Most agree that tc is a bad actor.

Debate.org.

Here are some others.

Top 10 Bad Male Actors

'Tom Cruise is distractingly bad'

[Prunepicker]

Cruise is ok, probably a bit better than ok.

I believe he'd be more believable as an extra without a speaking part.

[Throckmorton]

Harrison Ford will probably make a pretty big jump with the 3 new Star Wars movies coming out..

That's assuming he'll actually be in all three movies.

(Solo's a goner.)

[Prunepicker]

I rate TC amongst Alan Alda and Don Johnson. In fact, I use Alda and Johnson,
and now TC, as the equivalent of the Mendoza Line in Baseball. As with Johnson
and Alda any role TC has ever had can be played by anyone else with a
modicum of acting experience and nobody would be the wiser.

I honestly and truly don't see the appreciation for TC. I seriously don't.

[Plutonic Panda]

teach the controversy...

That was incredibly unnecessary to post that. You've changed things. Forever. If I ever achieve my dream of becoming an actor and cross paths with Tom Cruise, I will now have to mention that because of you.