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Tom Cruise is one of those few actors that I can say I've watched his career grow almost from the beginning. With his early roles in All the Right Moves, Risky Business, Taps and The Outsiders, to his current films like Eyes Wide Shut and Minority Report.
I use to really like his movies because early on he was doing mostly action pack, brainless movies like Top Gun and Days of Thunder. But of course he "grew" as an artist and started doing more serious roles, which I have no problems with except I don't think he's that good of an actor. In my opinion he's an okay actor who happens to also be a pretty boy.
Then came Mission Impossible and the over-exposure happened. During that time there was far too much Tom Cruise for my liking. It was just after two of my favorite Tom Cruise movies, A Few Good Men and Interview with the Vampire. In my opinion arguable his best two movies, where the Tom Cruise machine went into over-drive. Not only was he the star, but he was also a producer and this is where I think my taste for his stuff changed.
Jerry Maguire was an ok movie but nothing I'm in any hurry to add to my collection. Eyes Wide Shut and Magnolia (in my opinion so please don't blast me on this) were both complete bores. MI:II sucked which I think most people agree with me on, Vanilla Sky I didn't care for but Minority Report I did enjoy.
I haven't had a chance to see The Last Samurai yet but I do want to see it. Maybe it will be the movie that changes my opinion of him.
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