On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:32:09 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-21 7:18 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 09:55:48 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>either acid nor the Clarke book could manage that.
>>>>
>>> That film and "Eyes wide shut" confirmed, to me at least, that Kubrick
>>> was over-rated. "EWS" also confirmed that Tom Cruise couldn't act his
>>> way out of a wet paper bag!
>>
>> I have never been a Kubrick fan except for Dr. Strangelove.
>>
>> Cruise's appeal escapes me.
>>
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>
>Yeah. I don't get that one either, though he was pretty good in Top Gun.
>For the life of me, I could not figure out how they cast him in the part
>of Jack Reacher. He could not possibly be more unsuitable for the role.
>In case you are unfamiliar with the Reacher books, Jack Reacher is an
>ex MP who is 6'5" and 250 lb. He is a huge, muscular man, covered in
>scars from wounds and fights. His size is a major factor of the
>character. Cruise is a runt who is completely out of place in that role.

Well, you can't make a blockbuster movie without a hunk, real or
perceived. 250 lb isn't very hunky.

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