Cruise kills!

Rating: 8/10 (6 February 2005)

One of the better movies I've seen in a while. Tom Cruise is superb in an unforgettable role. The dialogue is smart and funny in ways that catch you off-guard. You'll often find yourself thrilled and laughing at the same time, a combination that is difficult to pull off, even for the most skilled artists. Mann pulls it off with ease. Foxx plays the reluctant accomplice to perfection. Cruise puts on one of his best performances ever. Don't miss it!
My only real complaint is that the dialogue is occasionally difficult to understand, at least on the DVD version. The tone of the audio is slightly muddy. I watched it with 3 others in a dedicated home theater with a high-end audio system and we had to rewind the film a couple of times to understand what was said. It's a minor fault and didn't really interfer with our enjoyment.