I just heard Streets of Philadelphia on radio, which made me think of movies where Tom Hanks is in a leading role. I could not think of one I’ve seen where he was not convincing in the role.

I think he is one of the very best actors we’ve seen. Disagree?

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[–] 11 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I mean, he's no Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Nicholas Cage or Adam Sandler, but he's pretty good!

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I’m not sure any of the actors you listed has played a variety of different kinds of roles convincingly comparable to TH repertoire.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I fucking hate Tom Cruise. That fish fucker.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    I think you're thinking of the Deep.

    But, I can see the similarities. Secrets and lies inside a single building committed to world domination. Of markets.

    I gotta hand it to Vaughn Snooze tho. He played himself really, really well in Magnolia.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    I'll be honest, I don't know what any of that means. I was referring to the rumor that Tom Cruise has been spotted buying fish at markets and taking it into the bathroom and exiting the bathroom without the fish.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I'd never heard that rumour. But, I took it an ran with it. As rumours go.

    It was a reference to The Boys, a graphic novel and TV series about superheroes behaving badly.

    The Deep (basically Aquaman) can speak to sea animals and has a sexual relationship with an octopus. He's also a weak, go-along-to-get-along, hegemon-appeasing sycophant.

    Now, knowing that, I'm reasonably certain that I havent sold anyone on the Boys as a show. And, my apologies because it might take you a while to forget.

    But, if Dom Fruze is seen entering a bathroom with an octopus and exiting without out it... you heard it here first.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Adam Sandler fucked it up for me. Waterboy and SNL, eh, mindless dumb fun I guess. Then he goes and does Punch Drunk Love, for some reason that one really hit with me. And since then.... I don't think he's ever come close to that and every time I watch something with him I just think: damn bro...

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