But I've liked some of his later work. A couple of the Mission Impossibles, War of the Worlds, Minority Report (excellent scifi IMO), Knight and Day, the one about the plot to kill Hitler was very good, and Jack Reacher his latest.
I'm looking forward to seeing this one too.
Also in Cruise's favor...he doesn't generally do gratuitous profanity or sex.
i meant to see Jack Reacher, but did not get around to it... i will have to rent it... i do think his action movies are better than his quasi-drama or somewhat love stories (i guess that's what Jerry Maguire was)...