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It made some kind of thematic sense too.
I must admit, I found this whole spectacle strangely moving.
It wasnt so long ago that Cruises career seemed to be in free fall.
Internationally, he remained a big draw, but Stateside he was becoming poison.
If he hadnt held onto some form of domestic box-office viability through theMission: Impossiblemovies … who knows?
He might be starring in on-demand action flicks andExorcistpictures now.
Thats where stunts come in.
This might be hard to remember, but Cruise hasnt always been a stunt guy.
He hadnt even been an action guy.
Tom Cruise running vertically down the tallest building in the world.
Tom Cruise hanging off a helicopter then free-falling down the tow line.
There was a quality of self-punishment to these actions.
The last true movie star was back home.
