The unthinkable has happened! Tom Cruise stars in a decent movie!

Rating: 9/10 (20 February 2006)

Usually the very fact that a film stars Tom Cruise is enough to put a stop to me viewing it, but the preview for this looked alright, so I decided I would give it a try. I was very surprised. Tom Cruise gives the performance of his career as hit-man Vincent is this stylish action/thriller. Dark, moody and atmospheric, this film plays like a great thriller with lots of action thrown in. The co-stars do very well but Cruise does steal the show as a bad guy. It is so refreshing to see Cruise break away from his type-casting as an all-American good guy and have fun with what must have been a great role to play! Highly recommended!