I'm in the reported minority; I think Cruise is great.

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2003)

I believe Tom Cruise is the most underrated National Treasure since the Jefferson Memorial. I just read another imdb review claiming that Tom didn't have to do much acting in this movie as it was more action. I'm not sure which cut this person saw, because in mine Tom was acting his butt off. You forget how good an actor has to be to not get swallowed up and lost in all that plot and all those special effects. I was riveted by the performance, and by most of the movie. I felt let down at the end, to the point where I didn't even bother trying to discuss the troublesome ending with anyone. I just let it go, dropped onto the pile of all the other movies that died at the end. Still, this movie kicked so much before then that I would see it again. Not bad for a movie with no clear ending.