Tom Cruise Continues To Battle Father Time

Rating: 6/10 (20 October 2017)

Millions of people around the world are still in love with the Tom Cruise persona. No question that his "Maverick" as well as his Joel Goodsen characters in the 1986 smash hit "Top Gun" - that catapulted him into a Hollywood megastar for 30 years globally - and the 1983 blockbuster "Risky Business" - that made him a Hollywood superstar - remain popular throughout these years.But in the last three films namely "Jack Reacher:Never Go Back", "The Mummy" and "American Made",I could honestly say that Tom Cruise has not been doing well.
Acting as the physically imposing Jack Reacher has not been received well by the public considering that Tom continues to be a miscast in it.His physically imposing Jack Reacher looks bad on him considering he is more of a charismatic actor rather than a fearful one.Is someone 5'7" the best to play a character who is known to be 6'5"? With regards to "The Mummy", it earned a lot but it was heavily trashed by many critics as well as majority of the moviegoers.It was considered as the worst film that Tom Cruise has ever made.
What about "American Made"?Well,he is a miscast in it too just like in his Jack Reacher franchise.The carefree tenor does not look good on him considering that Barry Seal was portrayed as a youthful character.Too bad that Tom Cruise continues to portray young characters just like in all his films for the last three decades that moviegoers feel a lack of realism in it.Added to that,having the 33-year-old co-star Sarah Wright as his wife made it even worse as the script made it appear that they come from the same generation.Too bad that Tom has been with us for the last 30 years and he is in his 50's.Although Tom has undergone plastic surgery to look young, these roles do not look good on him anymore. He should aspire for roles near his age instead of portraying young characters in order for his films to succeed.Added to that,it is time for him to accept that he must move forward with his acting career in terms of age instead of portraying the same young characters that are supremely confident and charismatic for the last 30+ years.It is time for him to portrayed older characters and roles that fit his persona of arrogance and charisma - the only one he is talented to evoke and give life to on screen rather than being continuously miscast.If not, it will harm his very successful career soon just like his last three movies.