[Darkwolf377]

Hmm well a bomb doesn't help, either. Eyes was a disaster, Last Samurai didn't do very well, and War of the Worlds was a disappointment. He did better with Mission Impossible and that futuristic Spielberg movie (forget the name he had his eyes removed in it) but I think they both sucked. Certainly think he has not had a great role other than the three I mentioned.

Say What?

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=tomcruise.htm

War of the Worlds was not a disappointment at $234 million--not counting the TV, DVD income. And it just happens to be Cruise's #1 box office movie, ever.

Some here have called WOTW a "disappointment" by claiming the studio thought it would make more, but that's simply not true. It's Cruise's biggest hit--you simply can't argue it's a sign of failure.

Last Samurai made $111 million--again, that's only theatrical income, not TV or DVD. Ditto with the $132 mil on Minority Report.

Talking great roles is one thing--a matter of opinion--but since Eyes Wide Shut (at $55 mil on a Kubrick budget, far from a disaster), economically speaking, Cruise has had SEVEN films make over $100 million, and three of those made over $200 million--something his movies hadn't done before EWS.

I'll take that level of "failure" any day.

[Williams]

OK so you like Tom Cruise, but you're billing some of his movies as big successes by throwing in the tv and dvd sales. Still they were not blockbusters in the theatres. You're certainly correct that he's made lots of money, but I hold to my opinion that Minority Report, etc. sucked as movies.

Definitely your weakest point is you tried to rehabilitate Eyes Wide Shut in some fashion. The movie was boring (great director had lost his mojo) and it was definitely a financial, artistic and critical flop. Actually I dig the trial scene at the orgy, with all the masks. Good sound and imagery. Otherwise a loser.

[Feiny]

While Tom Cruise may not be a "great" actor, he is very good. I have enjoyed his work in many films & find him believable in most roles. I liked him a lot in Collateral and Jerry McGuire.