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\"Collateral\" (2004): Maybe it’s the Taylor Hicks hairstyle, or perhaps the couch-jumping shenanigans of the last year make it fun to see Cruise as a cucumber-cool, all-business hit man. In this Michael Mann film, he has five hits to make in one night and forces Jamie Foxx to be his driver/accomplice. Cruise is at his best when he’s playing intense -- and the stretch in this film is that he doesn’t do it through shouting or histrionics; instead he just sticks to quiet determination, coupled with a philosophy that’s not unlike \"The Third Man’s\" Harry Lime. \"Max, six billion people on the planet, you're getting bent out of shape cause of one fat guy,\" Cruise’s character tells Foxx. Too fun to see Cruise bring out his inner villain.";
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\"Risky Business\" (1983): When Joel Goodson’s (Cruise) parents go out of town, he takes the opportunity to dance in his underwear to Bob Seger, drive his dad’s Porsche, spar with Guido the killer pimp (Joe Pantoliano in a very fun role) and turn his folks’ home into a fun-filled whorehouse for all his buddies. Hey, it’s a how-to movie for teens! The movie also features Cruise’s only believable sex scene to date (for unbelievable see \"Eyes Wide Shut\") featuring the extra-steamy Rebecca De Mornay, the Chicago El and music from Tangerine Dream (you can’t get much more ’80s than that). A cut above most teen flicks, Cruise manages to couple sweet neurosis with enough charisma for us to imagine that, yes, he could land a girl as hot as De Mornay.";
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\"Minority Report\" (2002): In his first collaboration with Steven Spielberg, Cruise was right at home as the head of Pre-Crime, fingered for a crime he will commit sometime in the future. The key to this performance is that standard Cruise intensity, which gets notched up to 11 as Cruise kidnaps Pre-Cog Agatha (Samantha Morton) and attempts to both evade the police and figure out why he might commit the future crime. Yes, \"Report\" has plot holes big enough to drive a Greyhound bus through (for example, why doesn’t Pre-Crime cut off Cruise’s access to the building once he’s fingered as a criminal?) and, yes, that ending is typical Spielberg sap (try turning it off about 20 minutes before the end), but it’s hard to deny the futuristic fun of this thriller.";
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\"Jerry Maguire\" (1996): One of Cruise’s few forays (the other being the classic \"Cocktail\") into the romantic comedy genre is successful because it doesn’t require him to be soft and sweet the way many such movies do. Again, as in all his most successful roles, he’s primarily required to be intense -- as a sports agent desperate to keep his one remaining client (Cuba Gooding Jr.) happy, while at the same time indulging in a little ego-boosting romance with his assistant (Renee Zellweger). It’s telling that Cruise has more chemistry with both Gooding and Jonathan Lipnicki, who plays Zellweger’s precocious son, than he does with his leading lady, but it actually works for the film, in which he vacillates in his affection for her. While you may not buy that these two end up together, you’ll definitely enjoy the ride.";
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\"A Few Good Men\" (1992): There’s a theme to this 5Top and it is ... intensity. Let’s face it, as an actor Cruise has two speeds: intense and more intense -- and there aren’t a whole lot of shades of gray. But he shines when he finds roles where he can work that intensity, particularly when he gets to play off of better actors. In this case, working with Jack Nicholson and Kiefer Sutherland (who gives a really good performance here), Cruise manages to give the sense of drama that this role requires. Yes, the interaction with Demi Moore seems ham-fisted and unnecessary, but when the actors get to those courtroom scenes, you quickly get the feeling that no one is having more fun than Cruise.";
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