I think this is one of Cruise's best works. What do you think? I cry like a big baby everytime I watch it

I'm sticking with Jerry Maguire as his best....I just love him in that movie.

Jerry Maguire, The Firm and Top Gun are all good but in my opinion the Last Samarai touches something deeper inside. I mean I cry and cry........okay so I am a big baby...lol

Tom is just simply Intense in anything. But I'd have to go with VANILLA SKY as my favorite with him. I Can watch Jerry Maquire & yes Last Samurai was good. I wouldn't cry in it but I love the parts where he refuses to give in at the Battle or when he's sparring with that other Samurai.

Have to agree with Dragoness. I felt Last Samurai is Cruise's best work to date. But, I did like his role in Magnolia as well.

i loved the last samurai. it made me cry as well! such a good movie
Becca

I was gonna mention Magnolia but there were so many parts to that movie. He wasn't exactly "The" star but its another example of him being Intense, especially his spiel at the seminar. "Tame the c*nt, Respect the C*ck!"

that movie is crylicious.


Love it to death.

Yeah. That whole part where he makes his entrance to the 2001 theme and then does his spiel is just freaking awesome. I know he had a small part in Magnolia, but his part was the most memorable one from that film.

Absolutely loved loved loved The Last Samurai...

top gun he was good in and the last samuri was good too he is an amazing actor

Hmmm his talent as an actor is ok but will reserve and opinion about him as a person to see more of his role as husband and parent. Some of his public interviews haven't been real endearing. I buy very few movies but I did buy Last Sam... and Jerry Maquire for the story line which was good. But then I think Zelwinger and the kid is what floated that movie and his supporting casts have always been his strongest suite. I think with out his highly marketable looks and createing height with camera tricks he would have bombed out. If I ever had hopes of a movie career I would have wanted his agent because a lot of the stuff he has gotten has made him rather than the other way around. It is hard to look bad with great material and supporting casts.

I agree with part of this but I've seen movies with all-star casts fail. Big Trouble wasn't all that great and Be Cool! I will never watch that movie again. Everything must come together in harmony. One bad actor can ruin it but Tom is never that actor.
And he's not my favorite actor, I like Jim Carey, Bruce Campbell, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Quaid, etc.