88. "I think Cruise was in a slump from like 2003 - 2015. Hear me out" In response to In response to 86
I think his first peak/run was like Jerry Mcguire (1996) to Minority Report (2002) then he started sinking with Last Samurai (2003) and bottom out with Valkyrie (2008) or Knight and Day (2010) and Rock of Ages (2012) and Jack Reacher (2012) but the seeds of his return were already planted with Mission: Impossible and sticking with the franchise and killing it by Rogue Nation (2015).
Of course there are all sorts of outliers in that description but I think the general trajectory of his career was still a bit iffy in 2014.
I think today he is at the top of his game even in a shitty theatrical climate.
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