Starring: Couch-Jumping Tom Cruise and Cameron DiazAnother Action Comedy for the American Summer? Yes Sir. The film follows the adventures of Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) and June Havens (Cameron Diaz) in this high energy spy flick. The film starts of keeping you on your toes and in love with Tom Cruises' character and his comedy which is reminiscent of the Couch-Jumping Tom we all have come to know, totally crazy. The action scenes are spectacular and the story builds as a Action Comedy/Thriller and the chemistry between Cruise and Diaz brews minute by minute, but that minute just starts to drag and drag as the film goes on and the potential for this film to really exploit something special starts to look as bleak as the two salty cold pieces of popcorn left in your Popcorn Cup!
The film becomes a real let down as it could not give the audience more then the bar it set in the first half with its spectacular actions sequences and promising plot, however the film is like a shot of caffeine which starts wearing off as time goes on. The film in the end falls victim to its weak and uncreative plot which even Tom jumping on a coach could not have saved! Cruise and Diaz's chemistry for me was the highlight of the film which at least did last from the opening to closing credits.
If all you want to do is just let your hair down, have some fun, like the idea of Cruise and Diaz combining on-screen, then this movie is for you. However if you take heavy interest in film plots then you may come out feeling the same way as you did going in, just neutral.
6/10 for me - KJ
Haha, 'Couch-Juming Tom'. I still think I'd like to see this though just to watch zany Tom in action.
ReplyDeleteYeah! I think I kind of back on the Tom Cruise Bandwagon, I truly can not wait for his spin-off feature film on Tropic Thunders Les Grossman. If you don't know who it is, just youtube it. It's a classic. Also Mission Impossible 4 is in the works, so we can expect abit from Couch-Jumping Tom.
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