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Tom Cruise Is 50: Is He Still In His Prime?

SodaHead Celebs 2012/07/04 13:00:00
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People were so wrapped up in the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes divorce story last week that his milestone birthday came in with a whimper. As one of Hollywood’s biggest movie icons of all time, one would think that Tom Cruise's 50th birthday would have warranted an all-star bash with some of his most glamorous castmates.

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Instead, Cruise was seen boarding a private jet at Reykjavik airport for a most likely mundane flight back to his home in California. Of course, that’s not how he supposedly planned to spend the momentous occasion. Until a few days ago, when his soon-to-be-ex wife Katie Holmes announced she was filing for divorce, he had reportedly planned a family fueled outdoorsy day hiking in Iceland.

The shattered birthday plans are just the latest blow in a string of humiliations the mega-star has suffered lately. First, his turn as the rock god Stacee Jaxx in “Rock of Ages” flopped with an opening weekend box office take of just over $15 million. Then, his young bride allegedly blindsided him by filing for divorce -- and seeking sole custody of their daughter, Suri Cruise.

Plus, there’s all of the press coverage of the potentially damaging role that Cruise’s dedication to Scientology played in the demise of his marriage. The constantly playing videotapes of him jumping on Oprah’s couch and haranguing Matt Laeur about psychiatry play like a barrage of Cruise’s lowest moments. It appears that the movie star might have peaked at 49 and that 50 might mark the beginning of his demise. What do you think: Is Tom Cruise still in his prime?

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  • Casy 2012/07/04 16:57:26 (edited)
    Yes
    Casy
    +9
    tom cruz
    tom cruz
    Yes good looking and actor...But NO on his views on how to live. Katie was smart to get herself and her childern out of there.

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  • Max7 2012/07/05 00:38:31
    Yes
    Max7
    +3
    He's middle age, still young, my children are 54, 52 and 51, so naturally he's young to me.
  • Ebony.Brotha 2012/07/05 00:35:17
    Yes
    Ebony.Brotha
    +2
    One bad movie does not mean he is washed up.
  • Amy.[: 2012/07/05 00:32:09
    Yes
    Amy.[:
    yuuum
  • yg 2012/07/05 00:22:48
    Yes
    yg
    +1
    He's still an AMAZING actor.
  • Christopher Kirchen 2012/07/04 23:57:09
    No
    Christopher Kirchen
    +1
    Probably not; Ethan Hunt, at least with Cruise playing him, is probably dead,
  • AccidentalChainsaw :DD 2012/07/04 23:49:37
  • jcc Acciden... 2012/07/05 01:38:56
    jcc
    +2
    Some people say he is gay....and a raging scientologist.
  • Acciden... jcc 2012/07/05 01:40:06
  • jcc Acciden... 2012/07/05 01:42:35
    jcc
    +2
    He is less interesting...as he is less honest about his sexuality and more fanatical about his religion.
  • me being me 2012/07/04 23:41:12
    No
    me being me
    +4
    Don't know and really don't care.
  • Sister Jean 2012/07/04 23:40:59
    Yes
    Sister Jean
  • kyle 2012/07/04 23:40:18
    Yes
    kyle
    but not his marriage
  • Nekosarethebest 2012/07/04 23:23:15
    No
    Nekosarethebest
    I am biased...
  • Dan 2012/07/04 23:12:34
    Yes
    Dan
    I say that only because he still works a lot and makes way too much money. Personally, I think that his "prime" was about 3-6 yrs. old. He acts like spoiled brat most of the time now. Kinda wierd and odd also.
  • Buster Brown 2012/07/04 23:11:08
    Yes
    Buster Brown
    +2
    He did a great job in Rock of Ages - and played a guy much much younger. He still does all of his own stunts.
  • abubincrazy 2012/07/04 23:04:01
    No
    abubincrazy
    +2
    Tom Cruise is CRAZY!
    Does that count?
  • carlton999 2012/07/04 23:02:32
    Yes
    carlton999
    As long as he knows his limit and sticks to Action movies his appeal will continue. If he thinks he can stretch as an actor and tries to go beyond his abilities he's in trouble.
  • ANGEL carlton999 2012/07/05 01:03:42
    ANGEL
    Did you see him in Tropic Thunder? He was very, very funny. Although I wasn't a great fan of his most recent movie, Rock of Ages, (it was ok) - he did an excellent acting job there, too. He was also amazing in Top Gun. None of these were action movies.
  • carlton999 ANGEL 2012/07/05 01:12:44
    carlton999
    Top Gun and Tropic Thunder were both action movies and his lines were kept to a minimum in both. Tropic Thunder was carried by all the other Huge Comedic talents in it. Tom had very little to do with that movie.
  • ANGEL carlton999 2012/07/05 01:19:49
    ANGEL
    Tropic Thunder - he had a cameo appearance. I didn't say he had a major role - but he was very funny. He had a major role in Top Gun - and yes you are actually correct -- that was an action movie. His acting was amazing. His most recent movie was not an action movie - and he did a phenomenal job of portraying that character.
  • RoseyRhod 2012/07/04 22:59:55
    Yes
    RoseyRhod
    He looks really good. I think he's an excellent actor, and I think it's a sad shame that he's allowed his religion to blind him to what's really important: his family.
  • memebev1 2012/07/04 22:32:07
    Yes
    memebev1
    +1
    My guess is Katie was treated like his daughter and she finally got fed up with him bossing her around. Run Katie run...
  • richwright 2012/07/04 22:25:31
    No
    richwright
    +2
    Not unless he is in high heels. Perhaps he will now have that opportunity to find a woman shorter than him?
  • shellyBlink182ToMark17 2012/07/04 22:24:13
    No
    shellyBlink182ToMark17
    +1
    he cant act
  • Tigger Too 2012/07/04 21:43:53
    Yes
    Tigger Too
    +3
    I guess Tom Cruise is still in his prime at age 50, especially in Hollywood. He's a good actor, although I never bought him in the role of action hero. Perhaps that's because he's so short.

    An anecdote about Tom Cruise... My brother and brother-in-law work for the stagehands union. "Rain Main" was primarily filmed in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, and they both worked on the movie. After filming had wrapped up, the cast and crew went on a riverboat dinner cruise, and I still have a photo of my sister and her husband standing with Dustin Hoffman and his wife. Of course, Cruise is a conceited ass and total turd, so he was too good to mingle with the riffraff. In fact, my brother-in-law said that he is a big dick.
  • Rogue_L... Tigger Too 2012/07/04 22:15:51
  • Tigger Too Rogue_L... 2012/07/05 13:45:59
  • Rogue_Loner 2012/07/04 21:42:07
  • My butt 2012/07/04 21:40:59
    No
    My butt
    +2
    No its showing , without the makeup and hair die bet he would even look older
  • Rogue_L... My butt 2012/07/04 22:13:35
  • Aperson 2012/07/04 21:38:14
    Yes
    Aperson
    +3
    He is still attractive physically, but that doesn't make up for his creepiness factor.
  • Oli 2012/07/04 21:37:24
  • Michael 2012/07/04 21:24:56
    Yes
    Michael
    50 is just the beginning of knowing...
  • Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/07/04 21:14:28
    No
    Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆
    He's clearly past it.
  • Mamaknows 2012/07/04 21:08:40
    Yes
    Mamaknows
    +3
    still nuttier then
    mad hatter
  • Fashionable60s 2012/07/04 21:03:16
    No
    Fashionable60s
    +1
    Meh, I never cared about him so I won't care about him now.
  • *Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T 2012/07/04 20:59:10
  • Rogue_L... *Mahoga... 2012/07/04 22:45:05
  • RoseyRhod *Mahoga... 2012/07/04 23:02:37
    RoseyRhod
    +3
    Yeah, no amount of hot can make up for that much control freak.
  • *Mahoga... RoseyRhod 2012/07/04 23:10:59
    *Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T
    +1
    lol Agreed.

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