time to make real movies again
enough of these action movies
shareThese are "real movies" for him. I respect his work ethic and the success he's achieved, but he really is an average actor.
shareI'd like to see him doing something dark with Fincher. Or maybe delve into the indie scene. He is indeed very limited as an actor but Kubrick knew how to use him and so did Paul Thomas Anderson so perhaps working with an auteur might lead to an interesting performance for a change.
shareKubrick hated him and regretted working with him and Kidman. Anderson managed to draw a single tear out of him. Both Magnolia and EWS would have been much better with someone else in Cruise's roles, regardless of nominations. Ethan Hunt is hia Magnum Opus and the role that suits him best. Next is Jerry Maguire (who is, basically, an annoying A-hole).
shareHow about "Collateral"? That to me is his defining role. The movie itself was "meh" but he was superb. He needs to play bad guys not heroes because from Ethan Hunt to Jerry Maguire he just comes across as an asshole. But the worst was "A Few Good Men." You're support to be rooting for him but his overacting and cocky demeanor makes you root for Jessup, his nemesis, instead.
shareTom Cruise has one mode: cocky prick.
shareImagine Terrence Malick directing him.
shareHe should play a villain next... even his haters will end up loving him in that role...
He was great in edge of tomorrow where he plays a war mongering careerist coward... so good...
The guy is a star... even the hollywood hate machine couldnt keep him down... Solid actor too
"Collateral" was arguably his best performance.
shareTrue. I loved it in Tropic Thunder!
shareHollywood doesn't make real movies anymore.
shareGood movies exist; it just takes more effort sometimes to find them.
shareyeah? like which one?? let me guess. Get Out?? Please.
shareI like "slow burn" horror movies so admittedly I enjoyed "Get Out." Yes, the ending was a let-down. And, this kind of material, would probably have worked better as a thirty-minute "Twilight Zone" episode. Still, it held my attention throughout (which is more than I can say for Nolan's latest -- a truly overrated bore-fest).
You're going to laugh but "Megan Leavy" surprised me. Not great but tolerable.
The other Mara -- Rooney -- did a movie called "A Ghost Story" I enjoyed. Again, it's not great, and it's not for everybody, but it's quirkiness, and utter departure from the superhero norm, engaged me.
"Mother" looks awesome. I'm hoping that breaks the drought we're in right now, cinematically-speaking.
As I said no real films are being made. And they all look so incredibly ugly with the digital aesthetic. Of course I still have films I want to see like The Snowman and Killing Of A Sacred Deer but I am aware that film is certifiably dead.
share"A Ghost Story" was a real movie. And "Mother" looks like it might shape up to be a real movie too.
"Snowman" looked like a trailer parody (like something you might see in "Grindhouse"). But Fassbender is great so I'll probably buy a ticket.
I agree with you about digital. Film is where it's at. Some filmmakers still swear by film ... though they're becoming fewer and fewer.
Nothing Jennifer Lawrence stars in can be good and Aronofsky has demonstrated over and over that Requiem For A Dream was a fluke, not seeing that one.
The thing with film is that, it doesn't matter if you use film if the movie is going to be digitally color corrected. Batman vs. Superman may have been shot on film, it still looks like shit because of digital color grading and other digital effects and corrections.
I would like to see him go back to making trippy movies like Eyes Wide Shut and Vanilla Sky. Paul Thomas Anderson may be a good fit for Cruise for such a project.
shareI think Tom's just making the most of his remaining fairly athletic years. Once he's officially old, he'll go back to making real movies again.
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