Has Cruise lost it?

[Songbird]

I didn't see it but didn't Cruise get pretty good reviews for being pretty funny in Pineapple Express?

Are you thinking of Tropic Thunder?

Awesome movie and he might have been the best part of it.

Yes I was.

 

[Buck]

I don't usually care for his movies, but didn't 'War of the Worlds' and 'Collateral' do well, not mention two MI movies?

 

[Care Bear]

I could see Martin Short as Jack Reacher.

Seriously, I don't know who should have played the guy. The Rock is too cartooney to me. Maybe Neeson? Clive Owen? Russell Crowe?

Tom Cruise seems horribly miscast. Granted, I haven't seen the movie, but I'm not running out to see it partly because I hate the idea of Cruise in that role.

 

[shockey]

no threadjack intended, but 'tropic thunder' was da bomb... and cruise was sensational. his time on screen was minimal but it was prime choice.... ;D ;D ;D

 

[clintrichardson]

i would have been curious to see vince vaughn as jack reacher. he's tall and he can do menacing

 

[KJIM]

I don't usually care for his movies, but didn't 'War of the Worlds' and 'Collateral' do well, not mention two MI movies?

WotW = 2005
Collateral = 2004

Not overly recent.

I didn't like either one.

 

[TigerVols]

First up -- not fair at all to compare Reacher BO to The Hobbit. No one in the industry is, as The Hobbit is a once-or-twice-a-year 4-quadrant movie.

Cruise WAS miscast as Reacher in that he's not 6-6 and menacing, but OTOH Cruise bought the rights for the book from Lee Childs and he named his best friend as the director, so Russell Crowe or Channing Tatum was never an option. Plus, the Sandy Hook shootings caused the studio to cancel the high-profile world premiere in Pittsburgh that Friday night.

Meanwhile, both Oblivion and All You Need is Kill are going to be $100M+ major hits.

The former might be the best trailer I've seen all month:

http://www.reelz.com/trailer-clips/67089/oblivion-trailer

 

[Versatile]

I could see Martin Short as Jack Reacher.

Seriously, I don't know who should have played the guy. The Rock is too cartooney to me. Maybe Neeson? Clive Owen? Russell Crowe?

Tom Cruise seems horribly miscast. Granted, I haven't seen the movie, but I'm not running out to see it partly because I hate the idea of Cruise in that role.

Jason Statham.

Also, I suggest Jason Statham for every tough-guy role that wouldn't fit Michael Madsen.

 

[Iron_chet]

I am not a huge TC fan, find his personal views detestable ,d MI2 was one of the few movies I walked out of because I thought it sucked.

I did not know that Jack Reacher was a book when I went to the movie on Friday night. I thought he was really good in it and could see it turning into a "Bourne" type series for him.

That being said I don't think TC was key to my enjoying it, just thought he did a good job and had no problem with suspending my disbelief.

 

[Boom_70]

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher was a bad idea. That could be part of the issue with this movie.

Based on reading some of the books agree that Cruise was miscast as Jack Reacher but not sure that would account for low box office. I doubt that many movie goes even heard of Jack Reacher or the book series until this movie.

In the his day story was tailor made for Clint Eastwood. Currently I think Jason Strathan would have been a good choice.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Tom Hardy might have been a good choice.

Baine without the mask

 

[Songbird]

Renner? Or is he too short?

 

[Versatile]

It's weird how short some actors are. Jason Statham is 5-9. Tom Hardy is 5-11. Liam Neeson, though, is 6-4.

 

[SoCalDude]

It cracks me up whenever Craig Ferguson has a woman guest who is short and pulls out a foot stool so her legs don't have to dangle. He says he keeps that handy in case Tom Cruise shows up.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher was a bad idea. That could be part of the issue with this movie.

Based on reading some of the books agree that Cruise was miscast as Jack Reacher but not sure that would account for low box office. I doubt that many movie goes even heard of Jack Reacher or the book series until this movie.

In the his day story was tailor made for Clint Eastwood. Currently I think Jason Strathan would have been a good choice.

I think the problem is, if you are familiar with Jack Reacher going in, Cruise is a bizarre choice.

If you're not familiar with Jack Reacher going in, "Jack Reacher" is a pretty horrible name for a movie.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher was a bad idea. That could be part of the issue with this movie.

Based on reading some of the books agree that Cruise was miscast as Jack Reacher but not sure that would account for low box office. I doubt that many movie goes even heard of Jack Reacher or the book series until this movie.

In the his day story was tailor made for Clint Eastwood. Currently I think Jason Strathan would have been a good choice.

I think the problem is, if you are familiar with Jack Reacher going in, Cruise is a bizarre choice.

If you're not familiar with Jack Reacher going in, "Jack Reacher" is a pretty horrible name for a movie.

Excellent points.

If you asked me if I saw the movie Jack Reacher and knew nothing about it - I would think you were asking me about a gay porn title.

 

[printit]

Cruise is, and has always been, an underrated actor. Terrific in Tropic Thunder, and Magnolia, and Collateral....I hope he moves into those type of roles at this point in his career.

 

[Buck]

I don't usually care for his movies, but didn't 'War of the Worlds' and 'Collateral' do well, not mention two MI movies?

WotW = 2005
Collateral = 2004

Not overly recent.

I didn't like either one.

I guess, although it seems if you only make a movie a year then eight years is only eight movies. That can be construed as recent.

However, I only mentioned 'Collateral' and 'War of the Worlds' because the initial post said Cruise hadn't made a good movie since 'Last Samurai.' Seems like 'Collateral' and 'War of the Worlds' did well after 'Last Samurai,' not to mention the MI movies.

Of course, doing well doesn't make them good.

 

[KJIM]

Cruise is, and has always been, an underrated actor.

You're kidding, right?

 

[Small Town Guy]

I remain an unapologetic, big fan of Cruise - the movie star. Cruise the man with this denunciation of psychiatry, etc.? Not so much.

Good to know there's at least one other person who liked Knight & Day. Yes, I really enjoyed it.

As for Reacher, I've read all the books and love them but haven't seen the movie yet. Wasn't a fan of the casting, obviously, but since I like Cruise's action movies, I do want to see it. My cousin texted me a few months ago, asking if I'd read the Reacher books. I said all of them, and then told him about Cruise -- he hadn't heard he was starring in the movie. he was outraged. Wrote a rant to me about how Reacher's physical presence is such a huge part of his character. I said I was going to give it a chance and could sort of buy into the idea that the size was a metaphor for his character, etc., and that Cruise could convey that. He wrote to me yesterday after seeing it and actually enjoyed it.

I've read that it's getting good word of mouth so should do pretty well at the box office when it's all done. And as others said, there was no way it was beating Hobbit. Was going to see it today but went to Zero Dark Thirty instead, but still looking forward to seeing tiny Tom running around and playing a gigantic MP.