He's good in Collateral.
― Communi-Bear Silo State (chap), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
wow gabbneb on this thread is just... urgh blech
― larry craig memorial gloryhole (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 18:38 (fourteen years ago) link
My brother recently told me that Christian Bale based his American Psycho character on Cruise after seeing him on Letterman one night
and here it is: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/christian-bales-american_n_329874.html
― Cunga, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link
To be honest I don't want to see him in the "lighter moments in a relationship". He is a Scientologist.
― US EEL (u s steel), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 21:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Boy it must have been a real chore for Christian Bale to find a role model to base the crazy on.
― Snake Effect Low (Pancakes Hackman), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link
name me an 'average man' Tom Cruise has played
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:40 PM
war of the worlds
― ♖♘♗♔♕♗♘♖ (am0n), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link
He was actually really funny in Tropic Thunder, although I didn't realise it was him till the end credits.
― Ork Alarm (Matt #2), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 21:29 (fourteen years ago) link
He is excellent in Magnolia and Tropic Thunder
He was v good in Risky Business IIRC
everything else he's ever done can be balled up into one soggy wad and fired into the sun imo
― Audrey Wetherspoons (sic), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 22:44 (fourteen years ago) link
tbh ive like like 80-90% of the movies hes been in so i cant hate the dude that much
― max, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 22:48 (fourteen years ago) link
*liked
like hes probably a creep in real life but hes got pretty good taste in projects, better than a lot of actors who seem like theyd be cool to hang out with in real life
― max, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 22:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Fair enough, but he was bascially playing himself or the phone-in version he now uses. Not bad, excellently cast, but hardly a stretch, acting-wise.
― Enfonce bien tes ongles et tes doigts délicats dans la jungle de (Michael White), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 22:51 (fourteen years ago) link
When I say "lighter moments" I mean, for example, there are scenes in his movies where his son will say something like "thanks for taking me to the park, Dad!" and Tom Cruise will look at kid with the most intense, passionate look a man can make, force that weird Cruise laugh, and then in that solemn voice of his say: "I love you so much."
A simple "no problem, sport" response to his son would've worked, but no.
― Cunga, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 23:06 (fourteen years ago) link
he can't help it, he's fucking passionate man
― larry craig memorial gloryhole (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 30 December 2009 23:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I remember thinking how great he was in Magnolia.
― krakow, Thursday, 31 December 2009 00:07 (fourteen years ago) link
He was good in Minority Report as well.
― ô_o (Nicole), Thursday, 31 December 2009 00:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Weird question: does anyone know where exactly "American Pie" is used in Born on the Fourth of July? It'll save me watching the whole film again.
Also: has their never been a Tom Cruise poll on ILX?
― clemenza, Monday, 23 January 2023 17:47 (one year ago) link
there was this one:
THOMAS CRUISE MAPOTHER IV: HIS ŒUVRE
― omar little, Monday, 23 January 2023 17:52 (one year ago) link
Ah, that's why I couldn't find it.
― clemenza, Monday, 23 January 2023 17:54 (one year ago) link