But he said what many of us are thinking. Tom Cruise’s rant at crew members who violated COVID-19 safety measures on the set of “Mission: Impossible 7” was profane and a little over the top. Even with the occasional turn in a serious or arty film - “Born on the Fourth of July,” “Magnolia” - his film choices seemed to revolve around maintaining a high-octane, leading-man image.Įntertainment & Arts Column: Admit it, it felt good to hear Tom Cruise get angry about COVID-19 safety Handsome in a Preppiest Senior way, always giving 200%, he took himself and his career very seriously. Hollywood has been predicting the extinction of this species for decades but even in, say, the late ’90s, when Julia Roberts smiled down from every billboard, Tom Cruise existed in a separate part of the stratosphere. That Maverick’s nemesis is played by Jon Hamm, who as “Mad Men’s” Don Draper did as much as any single person to put television in the alpha position, makes it even more pointed.Īnd honestly, who among us won’t be thrilled if Cruise triumphs in life as in the movies? Who won’t cheer if the absurd and exhilarating “Maverick” gives the movie industry the big win it so desperately needs? If we must briefly genuflect before the enduring charm of Cruise’s boyish grin, the power-twitch of his jaw muscles and his frankly eerie ability to still rock a tight T-shirt, well, it seems a small enough price to pay.īut the last real movie star? I don’t know. Read a different way, every “dinosaur” crack aimed at Maverick (and there are many) could be directed at a film industry struggling to preserve the theatrical experience in the age of prestige TV and streaming wars. It’s hard not to see this as a wink at Cruise himself, who, despite appearing preserved in ice for the last 20 years, is closing in on 60. It all matches up nicely with the plot of “Top Gun: Maverick,” in which Cruise’s aging (ha!) title character is enlisted to prepare a group of elite pilots for a dangerous mission, even though everyone involved believes he is washed up. In many ways this moment is simply an extension of his career, particularly in the later years: Against all odds and expectations, Tom Cruise comes through to save the day.
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