“Action is character. If we didn’t do anything, we wouldn’t be anyone.”
– Carey Mulligan as Jenny in “An Education”
Yesterday, I celebrated Tom Cruise by discussing the roles he didn’t take. It’s certainly an honor to be considered for so many incredible parts as he has been, and it does show a lot about him. However, like Jenny suggests in the quote above, we are defined by what we do, not by what we don’t.
So, to top off my look at Tom Cruise, I will offer up what I’ve taken from the movies that he has been in. As you will probably notice, I have seen very little of his work prior to this decade. So the portrait I can paint of Cruise with what I have seen is very limited. It’s definitely not the prime of his career; most will agree that his celebrity has waned this decade, particularly in the past five years. But nonetheless, he’s still a big draw – or at least a talking point.
Marshall and the Movies 
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