Cruise is a far better actor than Smith - wider range of roles, more risks, etc. I also don't know who is not crediting Cruise for his acting either. If anything, it's his off-camera actions that have overshadowed his talents.
Cruise is a far better actor than Smith - wider range of roles, more risks, etc. I also don't know who is not crediting Cruise for his acting either. If anything, it's his off-camera actions that have overshadowed his talents.
DCAllAmerican wrote:
Sorry but how did this become a movie critic thread?
Anyways, I just got, "They Call Me Coach." - John Wooden. Has anyone read this?
Just got a lil sidetracked is all. Heath was in A Knights Tale, about Jousting, Will Smith, in Ali, boxing, Tom Hanks, A League of Their Own, chicks baseball. We're very thorough in here is all.
I've never read much of the older stuff like Wooden, or Red, or Wilt or any of that era. Maybe because I never saw/watched/followed them. I'm sure they're insightful, and good, but it seems to me much of it would be over my head wouldn't it? When you read Wooden, and he gives examples or tells stories, do you know any of the people he's speaking of other then Kareem or Walton?
Kool, whenever I speak with people about great actors, I don't ever hear anyone say Cruise. So far in here, nobody had mentioned him until I brought his name up. I can't even think of much oscar buzz I've ever heard about him, so in general, I tend to think of him as a decent actor, but hasn't done anything truly special. *shrugs*
DCAllAmerican wrote:
Sorry but how did this become a movie critic thread?
Anyways, I just got, "They Call Me Coach." - John Wooden. Has anyone read this?
Just got a lil sidetracked is all. Heath was in A Knights Tale, about Jousting, Will Smith, in Ali, boxing, Tom Hanks, A League of Their Own, chicks baseball. We're very thorough in here is all.
I've never read much of the older stuff like Wooden, or Red, or Wilt or any of that era. Maybe because I never saw/watched/followed them. I'm sure they're insightful, and good, but it seems to me much of it would be over my head wouldn't it? When you read Wooden, and he gives examples or tells stories, do you know any of the people he's speaking of other then Kareem or Walton?
Kool, whenever I speak with people about great actors, I don't ever hear anyone say Cruise. So far in here, nobody had mentioned him until I brought his name up. I can't even think of much oscar buzz I've ever heard about him, so in general, I tend to think of him as a decent actor, but hasn't done anything truly special. *shrugs*
He was praised for his performance in Born on the Fourth of July, and deservedly so. On top of that he had solid - and varied - roles in Vanilla Sky, Magnolia, Collateral, The Last Samurai, Rain Man, Eyes With Shut. He's been nominated for an Oscar three times, which is a lot when you consider that he is a big-budget movie star. I don't think he's an all-time great, but his body of work has reach a point where I'm always curious about the kind of roles he will choose and the kind of performance he will give.
He was praised for his performance in Born on the Fourth of July, and deservedly so. On top of that he had solid - and varied - roles in Vanilla Sky, Magnolia, Collateral, The Last Samurai, Rain Man, Eyes With Shut. He's been nominated for an Oscar three times, which is a lot when you consider that he is a big-budget movie star. I don't think he's an all-time great, but his body of work has reach a point where I'm always curious about the kind of roles he will choose and the kind of performance he will give.
