Tom Cruise Best Villain Role - Collateral (2004) Discussion

[–] acidraindrop (3055) 2 years ago

Right? The intensity he always brings to the table turned out to be perfect for a villain. Wish he did more of it. Hell, it's a shame he's completely shifted over to semi-comedic action man.

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[–] Joogle83 (4147) 2 years ago

Hell, it's a shame he's completely shifted over to semi-comedic action man.

dude are you kidding me Mission:Impossible and Top Gun:Maverick are some of his best work love him as the Heroic Ethan Hunt and Peter Mitchell STFU

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[–] acidraindrop (3055) 2 years ago

ok

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[–] Ace_Spade (9343) 2 years ago

Yeah, he's a super-talented dude. Magnolia is incredible (not just for Cruise), and he's got versatility, skill, and dedication. I'm not 100% sure why he stopped taking anything other than "action hero" roles, but my two theories are (a) he's in a bit of a mid-life crisis/denial about his age, or (b) he got sick of trying for an Oscar, Lions for Lambs was his last "Oscar Bait" role, and when that got lukewarm reviews he went, "Screw it!" and just went off to do M:I sequels and sci-fi flicks like Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow.

For what it's worth, I also really like Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow. But it is too bad that we don't get to see the guy who was funny in Risky Business and Jerry Maguire, who was dangerous in Collateral and Interview with the Vampire, and who spoke to all the tragedy of life in Magnolia and Born on the Fourth of July.

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[–] phony (214) 2 years ago

It's his best role. Period.

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[–] Joogle83 (4147) 2 years ago

No its toss between Ethan Hunt & Maverick

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[–] phony (214) 2 years ago

I've consulted with the movie gods and they told me you are wrong. Sorry, i don't make the rules :/

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[–] acidraindrop (3055) 2 years ago

Yeah, I would say it's his best role in an action film. I might consider one of his dramatic roles to be superior though.

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[–] phony (214) 2 years ago

The movie gods just smacked me in the head with a DVD copy of The Seventh Seal for not reminding them of his role in Magnolia, which might be tied with Vincent in Collateral :/

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[–] Ace_Spade (9343) 2 years ago

The movie gods were right to berate you with Swedish art cinema; Magnolia is Cruise's best role for sure. He goes deeper, and is more vulnerable in that role than in any other I've seen him in.

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[–] chilidoggg (13045) 2 years ago

IMO it's Collateral or Born on Fourth July.

Rest of his roles are average, at best. I'm not a fan.

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[–] Lord Rake (3781) 2 years ago

I would consider Lestat to be his greatest villain. I understand he was only a villain in that role for a few scenes but he was definitely not a good guy in any part of the film.

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[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7401) 2 years ago

He was great. I wish he'd gotten the Oscar nom instead of Jamie Foxx. Also isn't this and Interview with the Vampire his only villain roles? Never seen him as a villain in anything else besides those.

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[–] Kingswood (1228) 2 years ago

Pretty sure Collateral is his only true villain role.

I remember in Taps he played a bit of a psycho, but wouldn’t classify the role as a villain

Interview with a Vampire was horror movie so I don’t count that.

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[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7401) 2 years ago

What? Why does a horror movie not count? That's a dumb way of thinking.

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[–] Kingswood (1228) 2 years ago

I guess you could count LeStat if you want, but to me he's a tweener bad-guy. He was more like a shitty parent, than a "true" villain.

If you compare the characters of Vincent (Collateral) to LeStat (IWAV) you can see what I mean by a "true" villain. Most horror films don't give the antagonist much depth ...but I'll concede that LeStat was given more depth than most horror film antagonists.

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