Surprisingly Good

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2015)

I'm not a huge fan of Tom Cruise, so I went into this on the recommendation of a friend and with no great expectation of enjoying it. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. Not only is the action first rate, the plot is good too. Tom Cruise entirely sells the film, going from narcissistic coward to genuine hero. The guy can act and he's not afraid to make a fool of himself when it's required. I had minor gripes, mainly with the accuracy of the British army guys portrayed. If you have to have fat people in movies, to fill some kind of quota, don't make them generals, please. I have still not recovered from Forest Whitaker cast as a British squaddie in The Crying Game. Seriously? Just no.