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No chemistry between Cruise and Smulders

posted 8 years ago by cowpattybill-08913
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They seemed like and awkward pairing. There was just no chemistry.
I generally like Cruise's movies but this one just seemed like he gave so little effort. As though he thought a few hard stares and some face twitches would be enough to win us over.
Smulders was good in the Avengers movies but in this movie her acting was too weak.
The teenage girl was better than both of them and she was only average.

[–] Prismark10 8 years ago

Not sure there was supposed to be sexual chemistry.

It's that man again!!

[–] d-medlin 8 years ago

Guess you didn't read the book, or the one before it in which Reacher and Turner first met each other over the phone.

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[–] cowpattybill-08913 8 years ago

I just meant any kind of chemistry. They don't pair well in terms of their acting.

[–] gswan 8 years ago

They seemed like and awkward pairing. There was just no chemistry.

Realistically, why would she want to be with Reacher?
[1] Homeless...
[2] Rule-breaker...
[3] Power-monger, and bad listener. They frequently disagreed, and she never got her way...

He flirted with her, on the phone, suggested dinner, but did she firmly agree to that dinner?

[–] peter-rushkin 8 years ago

The least they could have done, is have her topless!

Are you an SJW ? If so, please kill yourself immediately! Thanks

[–] scottstvshop 8 years ago

Got that right..........

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[–] Dan_Garten 8 years ago

Cobie is yet another much younger actress paired with Cruise.

[–] Doc_Cochran 8 years ago

Yea cause that doesn't happen with any other actors..

[–] woodmakesitgood 8 years ago

And, there's no chemistry when that does happen with any other actors either.

[–] AndyG1973 8 years ago

Probably his next wife.

[–] RetroRick 8 years ago

she's pretty but she's playing a masculine role. How can there be chemistry?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

What exactly do you mean by "a masculine role?"
Is this based on assumptions of what women are supposedly "supposed to" be like, what jobs it's okay for them to have, etc.? Those are outdated notions.

[–] GreenTintedSpecs 8 years ago

good. why do we always have to have that? its bloody annoying to be honest, read mills n boone if you want romance

[–] The LA Baker (971) 4 years ago

It seems people no longer know what "chemistry" in film is(I have seen several posts referring to "chemistry" as strictly romantic). It is not the same as on the dating scene.
"Chemistry" in flim refers to the interaction between actors. It can be romantic, but that is not required at all.
E.g. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau had great chemistry in "Grumpy Old Men". There was no romance between them.
Also, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker had great chemistry in "Rush Hour", also no romance between them.