Tom Cruise

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James Gunn Implies Tom Cruise Doesn't Have Dramatic or Comedic ... (Jordan Ruimy)

I'm not too sure what James Gunn was thinking when he decided to knock Tom Cruise's acting abilities the other day.

Exhibiting a melange of uptight fastidiousness with ADD-like cocksure confidence, this was the chance for Cruise to finally be liberated artistically and not think at all about his image. Mackey in “Magnolia”, the slick televangelist-preaching male chauvanist, that Cruise scored the most important cinematic triumph of his career. He should have gotten nominated for “Collateral” and the comedic genius that was his “Tropic Thunder” performance.

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Tom Cruise's Best Running Scenes in Movies, Ranked (MovieWeb)

Tom Cruise's love for running is the subject of memes, video essays, and ESPN articles. Here are his best running scenes in movies, ranked.

The romantic undertones of this scene are undeniable, and it’s a point of praise that the movie manages to pull it off during a running scene. [Mission: Impossible III](https://movieweb.com/movie/mission-impossible-iii/) sees him run full-tilt across a crowded market corridor in Shanghai, and it captures the utter ferocity of Cruise’s run — one of its important qualities! [The Last Samurai](https://movieweb.com/movie/the-last-samurai/) is a rare achievement for Hollywood as a western-made samurai movie that stays true to the feel and themes of the original Japanese samurai movies. In [War of the Worlds](https://movieweb.com/movie/war-of-the-worlds/), Cruise’s character finds himself in the middle of a sudden attack by powerful aliens on earth. The Mission Impossible franchise was also the instrument for Cruise to pull off some of his most daring stunts. Directed by Michael Mann, Cruise stars in the movie as a cold, highly proficient assassin who lands in Los Angeles for a night to do a job. However, it is a fitting high point for the movie as the samurai warriors run towards the Imperial soldiers with a rousing battle cry. [Minority Report](https://movieweb.com/movie/minority-report/) has built a reputation as one of the classic [sci-fi movies of the early-2000s](http://movieweb.com/00s-movies-sci-fi-action/). The great thing about this scene is that it makes complete sense, establishing a state of disoriented paranoia for Cruise’s character. The movie features Cruise as a futuristic police officer on the run from his own team. And his unique run is simply indispensable in every movie he’s in — his chest blown-out, straight-backed, straight-palmed run that seems to model itself perfectly around the kind of role he’s doing. He knows what the audience expects of him, and seeks to deliver it to great satisfaction in every movie.

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Jennifer Connelly Praises Tom Cruise's 'Maverick' Role as Oscar ... (Variety)

Jennifer Connelly starred in one of the biggest movies of 2022, “Top Gun: Maverick,” as badass bar owner Penelope Benjamin, who has a love connection with ...

Englert also wrote and directed the film, which is about a difficult mother-daughter relationship that is fundamentally changed by a retreat for spiritual enlightenment. “Also, thinking about Tom’s work, think of the things that he did for that role. “I think that the film is a really well made film and it’s really hard to make a film like that,” Connelly continued.

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