Is it just me but Tom Cruise does not seem like a very good guy

Tom cruise seems to be the most successful actor for a very long time.

Something about him about him I just don’t like.

But yet we all love Tom Hanks but why does it seem like as if Tom Cruise is not as likable.

Maybe it’s just me but he seems more successful than even like Harrison Ford Who is well liked.

Paul Newman and Robert Redford. We like.

Any thoughts on this.

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Heartlander · 80-89, M

I've never enjoyed the roles that Cruise played. My impression is that he over-acts. Like not believable.

Like I'm an old military pilot and I've never seen Top Gun. The idea of a macho-pilot with an attitude is offensive. So unreal. Chuck Yeager is the image of a fighter pilot, Tom Cruise is an image more suited for the cover of Esquire magazine :)

Carissimi · F

So fighter pilots don’t have a huge ego? @Heartlander

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@Carissimi

Not really. Tom Hanks hit the mark with his portrayal of Skully and which came closer to what I remember as the other person in the cockpit.

Carissimi · F

Sully. I think fighter pilots are a different breed, but I stand corrected if I’m wrong. @Heartlander

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@Carissimi

Opps, it was Sully and not Skully.

The image Eastwood and Hanks created of Sully was one where he questioned himself at all the important decisions and turns. One who wasn't afraid to absorb others' opinion to either validate or modify his own decisions. By contrast, in Top Gun they are promoting the image of a speed freak, unwilling to wear a helmet on a motorcycle being driven as fast as possible.

It brought up an old line that probably dates back 60 or 70 years: "There are old pilots and bold pilots, but there no old bold pilots."

Carissimi · F

Sully is one of my heroes and inspirations for when I feel like giving up. @Heartlander

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@Carissimi Understandably. And this is a good time to nudge myself to read one of his books :)