Tom Cruise's Best Performances

[Covert Rain]

I like Last Samurai too. Loved the Color of Money, 4th of July, Few Good Men, Minority Report, and Days of Thunder too.

4th of July...probably one of his best performances by far.

 

[UncleChris]

Is Cruise in the same league with a DeNiro, Crowe, Denzel or Norton? Of course not. He's a moderately talented actor with a friendly face.

What he's REALLY good at is appearing in and bolstering very entertaining movies, time and time again... and that is, for me anyway, what the movies are really supposed to be about; entertainment.

Don't get me wrong. I appreciate an Oscar-worthy performance as well as the next guy. But I'd much rather go to an entertaining movie with B+ acting than go to a dog with A+ acting.


Just me... just mho.


As to my favorite Cruise movie, I don't know that I can really pick on. I'll just say that I've really enjoyed 80 to 90% of the movies he's made.

 

[FArting]

No poll?

I forgot to do a poll.

 

[Linderbee]

I'd much rather go to an entertaining movie with B+ acting than go to a dog with A+ acting.

You & me both. Any day of the week & twice on Tuesdays.

 

[cardfaninfl]

"... every day of the week and twice on Sundays." Lt. Sam Weinberg A Few Good Men

 

[Linderbee]

"... every day of the week and twice on Sundays." Lt. Sam Weinberg A Few Good Men

Okay, but I've been saying that since well before that movie came out, so I think they are quoting me incorrectly.

(except I usually do say, "every", not "any")

 

[SunDevilDon]

1. Jerry Maguire
2. The Firm
3. A Few Good Men
4. Top Gun
5. Risky Business

I think he's a weirdo, but he's been in some great movies!!!

 

[Dr. Jones]

Is Cruise in the same league with a DeNiro, Crowe, Denzel or Norton? Of course not. He's a moderately talented actor with a friendly face.

What he's REALLY good at is appearing in and bolstering very entertaining movies, time and time again... and that is, for me anyway, what the movies are really supposed to be about; entertainment.

Don't get me wrong. I appreciate an Oscar-worthy performance as well as the next guy. But I'd much rather go to an entertaining movie with B+ acting than go to a dog with A+ acting.


Just me... just mho.


As to my favorite Cruise movie, I don't know that I can really pick on. I'll just say that I've really enjoyed 80 to 90% of the movies he's made.

Cruise should have won the Oscar for supporting actor in Magnolia.

And he is a lot better than a lot of you give him credit for.


Born on the 4th of July
Magnolia
Jerry McGuire
Few good men
Vanilla Sky

 

[UncleChris]

Cruise should have won the Oscar for supporting actor in Magnolia.

Perhaps... but he's still not in the same league with the others I referenced.


But he does make very entertaining movies and to me, anyway, that trumps just about anything else (for the movies).

 

[Covert Rain]

Cruise should have won the Oscar for supporting actor in Magnolia.

And he is a lot better than a lot of you give him credit for.


Born on the 4th of July
Magnolia
Jerry McGuire
Few good men
Vanilla Sky

His performance in Born on the 4th of July is as good as any actors performance in any movie IMO. He should have gotten the Oscar for that.

 

[D-Dogg]

The one where he plays a heterosexual guy.


Oh, that's real life.










J/K TomKat. You get your taller wife on.




I had a friend in college who looked soooo much like Tom it was scary...same height too. He was a ladykiller.

 

[abomb]

I had a friend in college who looked soooo much like Tom it was scary...same height too. He was a ladykiller.

That was me, except for looking like Tom Cruise, being the same height and being a ladykiller.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Perhaps... but he's still not in the same league with the others I referenced.


But he does make very entertaining movies and to me, anyway, that trumps just about anything else (for the movies).

Agreed.

But to call him moderately talented is quite wrong.