Cruise

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2008)

For my sassy, depraved generation (a topnotch generation, to be sure), daddy Cruise was rather the actor from TOP GUN, from RAINMAN or even THE COLOR OF MONEY, yet on 2nd thought, dears, Cruise might very well remain as the actor from MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (and COLLATERAL and the samurai and others )yeah, to the future kids that's what he'll be. Cruise, like maybe only Willis, is an actor who took the opportunity to reinvent himself. (For a suggestive contrast now, take a look at Costner, Rourke, Gibson .) I liked the 3rd installment of the franchise it's fastpaced, interesting and dynamic.
Lalo Schifrin's cool note reminds of the naughty and cheeky '60s, no relation to this movie. The franchise it's like the bowdlerized series. Cruise looks well, in fact he's the only one looking really good in this unglamorous movie directed by Abrams.
Seymour Hoffman is mediocre, but then he's a mediocre actor.
Returning to Cruise's career, one sees he's ambitious and focused. More kudos to him for that!