Is Tom Cruise one of those wise, sage movie icons who stands the test of time?

[shockedcanadian]

He does his own stunts. Is polite and patient with interviewers. Wisely doesn't get involved in politics (at least from what I can tell) and if he does he isn't loud about it. He does Top Gun II and even in the face of Communist banning in China, crushes the market at $1.5B.

Always one of those guys who stays top of mind as a blockbuster star and even with minor controversies, just rolls along unabated.

He might also be the closest thing to the Worlds Most Interesting Man at the age of 60.


Worth $600M for a career of playing Make Believe and always being a box office draw. Not bad.

 

[Auld Phart]

can't stand his ego, and it comes out in every role he plays.

 

[jbrownson0831]

can't stand his ego, and it comes out in every role he plays.

Still, he makes some really good movies.....
and some not so good ones too.

 

[Auld Phart]

Still, he makes some really good movies.....
and some not so good ones too.

I liked Far and Away.

he got his ass kicked.

 

[Blaster]

I like the fact that Cruise doesn't dabble in politics like many of his fellow actors.

 

[jbrownson0831]

I liked Far and Away.

he got his ass kicked.

Hahaha yes he did.

I liked Far and Away.

he got his ass kicked.

Hahaha yes he did.
I like All the Right Moves about high school football in a mining town. Craig T. Nelson is a favorite of mine.

 

[rightwinger]

Tom Cruises career should have ended when he could no longer do teen roles, then when he was too old to do action roles.

But he hangs in there

 

[shockedcanadian]

I like the fact that Cruise doesn't dabble in politics like many of his fellow actors.

That's huge, especially in modern times.

I admit he has some weak movies and probably does have an ego like most big stars, but he also seems to be very cerebral. There aren't nearly enough actors who are deep thinkers at least in their public personas. Those who are, all seem to be superior actors. That probably isn't by accident.

 

[Auld Phart]

Tom Cruises career should have ended when he could no longer do teen roles, then when he was too old to do action roles.

But he hangs in there

like Arnold, and Sly, he should retire to a private island.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

He does his own stunts. Is polite and patient with interviewers. Wisely doesn't get involved in politics (at least from what I can tell) and if he does he isn't loud about it. He does Top Gun II and even in the face of Communist banning in China, crushes the market at $1.5B.

Always one of those guys who stays top of mind as a blockbuster star and even with minor controversies, just rolls along unabated.

He might also be the closest thing to the Worlds Most Interesting Man at the age of 60.


Worth $600M for a career of playing Make Believe and always being a box office draw. Not bad.

He actually has a pilots license and flies one of these. I am so jelly.

 

[deannalw]

I don't think he's as bad an actor as some folks do.

But I think he's crazy as an electrified bunny.

 

[okfine]

He's a cultist

 

[iamwhatiseem]

It is impossible to get beyond his narcissism and massive ego.
As well as his equally massive superiority complex.
IMO - Tom Cruise is one of the most underused actors in our lifetime.
His ego only allows him to pick movies that are virtually exactly like all the others - he plays a cracker jack hero, spectacular at whatever it is he does, attracts the beautiful female that won't give the time of day to every other male character.
And - of course - saves them all through his superior abilities.

He has shown outstanding ability to act, but waste it on movies that serve to brush his own inflated sense of self.

 

[hjmick]

He's a cultist

Damn straight he is.

It's unbelievable that that cult was given tax exempt status. It should be revoked post haste.

 

[22lcidw]

It is impossible to get beyond his narcissism and massive ego.
As well as his equally massive superiority complex.
IMO - Tom Cruise is one of the most underused actors in our lifetime.
His ego only allows him to pick movies that are virtually exactly like all the others - he plays a cracker jack hero, spectacular at whatever it is he does, attracts the beautiful female that won't give the time of day to every other male character.
And - of course - saves them all through his superior abilities.

He has shown outstanding ability to act, but waste it on movies that serve to brush his own inflated sense of self.

I think that films made must be relevant and make money for actors. A few movies in a row that underperform could tank careers. He may want to do dramas like many actors would like, but if they do not do well, it can tarnish the name. He has quite a few dramas though. Doing a lot of stunts counts for something.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Damn straight he is.

It's unbelievable that that cult was given tax exempt status. It should be revoked post haste.

I am sure they pay the politicians well enough for that to never happen.
Democrats are very good at accepting money under the table from those they so loudly proclaim to be against.