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Tom Cruise's best role?
posted by DRDMovieMusingsSTAFFMOD on May 17, 2017 at 6:47 PM
Actually, I'm more inclined to think Born on the Fourth of July is his absolute masterpiece, showing a long character arc through some gut-wrenching experiences.
But, rather than being a slick action hero, ever on the run...he plays totally off-type here in Tropic Thunder and nails the role - humour and all - so convincingly it's not hard to miss it was even him at all.
Reply by wonder2wonder
on May 22, 2017 at 1:59 AM
He was hilarious in this.
I also liked him as "Austin Powers", alongside Kevin Spacey as "Dr. Evil", Gwyneth Paltrow as "Dixie Normous" and Danny De Vito as "Mini Me". All four were doing a parody of the characters in "Austinpussy", a movie that was being shot by Steven Spielberg in the opening scene of the movie "Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)".
Reply by Renovatio
on May 22, 2017 at 4:04 AM
He's still the biggest movie star... born on 4th was his best role... he was good in vanilla sky too...
He was great in tropic thunder... a lot of people had written him off, but he came out of nowhere and blew everyone away....
Reply by somesunnyday
on May 22, 2017 at 6:57 AM
He was at his best in Magnolia
Reply by Renovatio
on May 22, 2017 at 8:22 AM
i forgot about Magnolia... great performance...
Reply by NotoriousRio
on June 2, 2017 at 4:51 AM
4th of July, great performance. I also liked his portrayal of Lestat.
Reply by Scarlet Jay
on June 19, 2017 at 12:47 PM
Yeah I wouldn't say it's his best role as he indeed has quite a few, but certainly one that blew me away! He was barely recognizable, so out-of-character, and F-ing Hilarious!!
Reply by the_blueeyes
on July 28, 2017 at 1:10 PM
He is generally a good actor. But he hits home run with his role in Tropic Thunder.
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