Tom Cruise: Cruise Control

I'm a very, very big fan of Tom Cruise. I think he makes good movies with good filmmakers and I genuinely believe he loves doing it. 

Before I started this here blog, I had another thing where I had begun a Tom Cruise phase of going through the actor's catalogue before the  great Couch Debacle on Oprah.  I watched Jerry Maguire, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, Vanilla Sky and Minority Report.

I figured since I  was starting this I should start fresh, which is why I first posted about Die Hard With a Vengeance, and was very ok with that. I was ok with The Insider too, cause I had been wanting an excuse to watch that movie for a long time anyway. But I ended up having a hard time writing about that movie. Not because of the quality mind you, just because my main focus was elsewhere. I just didn't know that yet.

 I struggled with what to write about next. I tried Assault on Precinct 13, an awesome fucking movie, but I just didn't feel the need to write about it. Again, not a slight on the movie at all. I just began to feel like I had left something undone. I watched Inception and tried to write about it but, like Assault, I ended up loving my viewing experience but couldn't find the words to talk about it. And then it hit me. 

I was stuck in Cruise Control. 

So, I've decided to jump back in full force. Since I already covered a good chunk of Movie Star Cruise, I think I'm gonna go full Action Star Cruise this time, starting with Top Gun and then nose diving into the Mission: Impossible Franchise. And MAYBE after that do Oddball Cruise on Interview With A Vampire. 

So much Cruise, so little time.