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[Brian in Mesa]

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[oaken1]

so this is Tom's next offering.
all right then. Lets give it a look see.

 

[PDXChris]

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[PDXChris]

This looks fantastic!

 

[Cheesebeef]

man... I don't know.

 

[Chaplin]

man... I don't know.

For someone that consistently laments the lack of originality in Hollywood, this is an odd reaction.

 

[Cheesebeef]

For someone that consistently laments the lack of originality in Hollywood, this is an odd reaction.

all for original movies and I'll go see it because Cruise is finally taking a swing at something that isn't an action character, but the trailer looked like it might be an epic disaster.

 

[oaken1]

It's Cruise so I can't just write it off..

But what the hell even is this?
I mean.... Damn

 

[Zalixar]

Getting some pretty awful/mixed reviews. Unfortunate. Maybe it can be cult classic one day.

 

[Finito]

I’m growing really concerned about this. Comes out this week haven’t seen one review that wasn’t an add. I can’t remember the last time that happened

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Brian in Mesa]

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[Raindog]

I was totally put off by the trailer because it came across to me as trying waaay too hard to be "satirical." And the advanced word that this was going to be Tom Cruise's "knock it out of the park Oscar winning role" also made me frown because I hate Oscar chasing roles by big "star" actors.

Well, saw it today and I actually thought it was absolutely great. Forget the bad reviews. They just prove how easily anything offbeat in cinema goes flying over most mainstream reviewers' heads. It's not without flaws (pacing, mostly) but it's also deceptively clever in its approach.

People expecting the "zany hilarity" the trailer promised will be disappointed. It has some funny stuff, but it's not really that kind of comedy. It's really more thought provoking and self aware than you might expect. And Tom Cruise does actually give a terrific performance, with a couple of genuinely great scenes.

It's too bad a lot of ignorant critics are crapping on it. It's one of those "flops" that will undoubtedly gain in stature as the years go on.

 

[Finito]

I’ve seen some reviews from people I really like and I know the twist and man I’m super intrigued.