[RedWhiteBlue]

I don't think that he is a great actor, either. Some actors get so far into a part that they become someone else. I never see him that way. It is as if he is trying to play the part as himself: If I, Tom Cruise, had become a fighter pilot, this is the way I would be. If I, Tom Cruise, had become an attorney, this is the way I would be. Etc., etc. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it doesn't make them a great actor. The great ones actually turn into and become someone else.

[numberonepal]

The great ones actually turn into and become someone else.

Gary Oldman

[js1138]

The great ones actually turn into and become someone else.

There are British actors that I have not recognized until the credits.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I know what you are saying. It is always Tom Cruise on the screen. His acting does not make one forget it is Tom Cruise playing such and such a character.

Tom Hanks became Forrest Gump
Jeff Daniels became Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Clark Gable became Rhett Butler

Tom Cruise does not have that type of talent.

[bt_dooftlook]

Agreed - IMHO, Johnny Depp is a far superior actor (even though I disagree with his "America sucks" politics)

[Alkhin]

Yep...like Russell Crowe!!!