8.5 of 10 stars. Oliver Stone delivers a Masterpiece. Stone has Directed several Masterpieces thus far during his career, and this film is on that list, a truly great piece of film cinema.
Tom Cruise stars alongside Willem Defoe and Kyra Sedgwick. Tom Cruise puts on an amazing performance that delves multiple layers into the craft that not many Actors are capable of delivering. The 'coming home drunk after the bar' scene is incredible, a truly amazing performance by Cruise that College Drama teachers have shown students on how to act with subtleties and dynamics at the same time; a scene that is a centerpiece, if I had to pick of the many great scenes in this film; and incredibly performed scene, and Stone captures it brilliantly.
Willem Defoe is a truly great Actor and he simply performs great in this film with Cruise; I'm simply seeing 2 great performers together in scenes that allow them to get wings and take off.
Kyra Sedgwick does an extremely good job and puts on a performance that simply works and is unquestionably believable, as she so often does.
The supporting cast is good throughout the film, and in a smaller but important part, Frank Whaley knocks it out of the park with an 'A+' performance.
Tom Cruise stars alongside Willem Defoe and Kyra Sedgwick. Tom Cruise puts on an amazing performance that delves multiple layers into the craft that not many Actors are capable of delivering. The 'coming home drunk after the bar' scene is incredible, a truly amazing performance by Cruise that College Drama teachers have shown students on how to act with subtleties and dynamics at the same time; a scene that is a centerpiece, if I had to pick of the many great scenes in this film; and incredibly performed scene, and Stone captures it brilliantly.
Willem Defoe is a truly great Actor and he simply performs great in this film with Cruise; I'm simply seeing 2 great performers together in scenes that allow them to get wings and take off.
Kyra Sedgwick does an extremely good job and puts on a performance that simply works and is unquestionably believable, as she so often does.
The supporting cast is good throughout the film, and in a smaller but important part, Frank Whaley knocks it out of the park with an 'A+' performance.