*heave deep sigh*

[icewolf]

There's a movie coming out in 2008. Valkyrie. It's about a plot to assassinate Hitler during WWII. There are some outstanding names. Kenneth Branaugh. Eddie Izzard. Bill Nighy. Patrick Wilson. Stephen Fry.

And this mind-boggling cast is headed up by...

...wait for it...

...Tom Cruise.

Like a bad punchline on a perfectly set up joke, isn't it?

Seriously, as far as I'm concerned, the man didn't make another movie after A Few Good Men.

Comments

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I have no love for Tom Cruise, but I have to ask... have you seen COLLATERAL?

I mean, I just have crazy love for Michael Mann, so there you go. But I thought Tom actually acted there, and was pretty darn good.

[icewolf010.livejournal.com]

No, and if you say he actually acts instead of strutting around overacting, I'll give it a shot. As much as it galls me to put any royalty money in his pocket.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Trust me, I'm right there with you. But my love for Michael Mann trumps all (MANHUNTER, HEAT, LAST OF THE MOHICANS), and so I reluctantly check it out. I was very, very pleased. Not brilliant, but a strong and solid film. If I recall correctly, Cruise actually reigns it in very nicely, and does the best work of his I've seen in years.