Tom Cruise is easily one of the top five
most recognizable and sought after actors in the world. If you don't know him
from his numerous blockbusters than you probably know him from his crazy
shenanigans such as jumping on the couch while on the Oprah Winfrey show or his
views of religion and strict allegiance to scientology. Tom Cruise is no doubt
a strange fellow, but the brilliant performers always are. However, the Tom
Cruise story starts in an unexpected manner, especially considering the icon he
has become. Tom Cruise was born into an extremely religious family and grew up
with his eyes on one goal and one goal only. No it wasn't acting, performance
art or performance of any kind. Growing up, Tom Cruise dreamt of becoming a
priest and devoting his life to God. However, while in high school, he
abandoned those dreams, dropped out and moved to New York to pursue acting.
What came next was what a whirlwind that ended with Tom Cruise being one of the
highest paid actors not just in Hollywood but the entire world. He has
commanded a salary of 15 million dollars or more for recent films such as
"Mission Impossible" and "War of the Worlds"; quite an
amazing ending for a story that started with such humble beginnings. However,
along with the triumphs, there are always failures and for Tom Cruise those
failures come in the form of cinematic duds. The two best examples of Tom
Cruise's cinematic duds are the big budget films "Valkyrie" and
"Collateral".
"Valkyrie" centered on the infamous assassination attempt of the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. Tom Cruise play, Colonel Staufenberg, the man who was said to be the brain child of "Valkyrie". The movie had a good beginning and an interesting story, however, the writing and dialogue simply did not accentuate the fear and intensity that must have been present during the whole process. In addition, the movie does not really bring the best out of the ending. In addition, Tom Cruise does not display the intensity or necessary emotions that one would expect from a colonel who was attempting to assassinate one of the biggest monsters in the history of the world. Overall, the movie was extremely sub-par and it is really a shame because the story of the "Valkyrie" attempt is actually quite an interesting tale. The story could have been told much better.
"Collateral", like "Valkyrie" did quite well in the box office, especially during the opening week. However, this movie is really lacking in every facet, including conflict and plot development. The movie just seems to come to a conclusion after a pre-determined specified amount of time had passed. Really there is no flow with the story and it lowers the intensity level of the whole movie. Jamie Fox does an adequate job as the cab driver who drives a homicidal maniac, played by Tom Cruise, to do his biding.
Overall these movies are sub-par and you don't need to waste your time renting or watching these movies on your satellite TV's.
"Valkyrie" centered on the infamous assassination attempt of the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. Tom Cruise play, Colonel Staufenberg, the man who was said to be the brain child of "Valkyrie". The movie had a good beginning and an interesting story, however, the writing and dialogue simply did not accentuate the fear and intensity that must have been present during the whole process. In addition, the movie does not really bring the best out of the ending. In addition, Tom Cruise does not display the intensity or necessary emotions that one would expect from a colonel who was attempting to assassinate one of the biggest monsters in the history of the world. Overall, the movie was extremely sub-par and it is really a shame because the story of the "Valkyrie" attempt is actually quite an interesting tale. The story could have been told much better.
"Collateral", like "Valkyrie" did quite well in the box office, especially during the opening week. However, this movie is really lacking in every facet, including conflict and plot development. The movie just seems to come to a conclusion after a pre-determined specified amount of time had passed. Really there is no flow with the story and it lowers the intensity level of the whole movie. Jamie Fox does an adequate job as the cab driver who drives a homicidal maniac, played by Tom Cruise, to do his biding.
Overall these movies are sub-par and you don't need to waste your time renting or watching these movies on your satellite TV's.
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