That's Hanks, not Cruise.
A couple of weeks ago, I heard a discussion about The DaVinci Code, talking about Tom Hanks' hair. Apparently, people are not impressed by Mr. Hanks tonsorial choice for this movie. (Personally, I figure the people upset about this are missing the whole point of going to a movie like this… you go to the DaVinci Code for the story, not simply to see a Tom Hanks movie. He looks like many of my Acting/Writing/Liberal Arts profs at UCI, so I think the hair is perfect for the character.) But the conversation went on to speculate that the film's box office might suffer, thanks to the backlash regarding his hair. An idea I, of course, found absurd.
But then there's this little problem…
'Mission: Impossible III' Doesn't Thrill
Arguably, this Mission has gotten some of the best reviews of the series, and yet people were not clamoring to see it this past weekend. Somewhat similar to DaVinci Code in this aspect, there's been a lot of talk about whether Tom (that's Cruise, not Hanks) has hurt his box office with his jump-on-the-couch, don't-take-drugs, I've-done-the-research attitude, and this disappointing opening might mean there's some truth to that concern.
Of course, unlike DaVinci Code, you DO kind of go to Mission Impossible to see a Tom Cruise film, and the action/story is — if not secondary, well, it might not affect your interest or lack thereof. Still, maybe Tom (um, Hanks again) needs to be concerned about his hair after all.
Looks like it's official… Tom (Cruise, of course. Don't you love it when I beat a gag into submission?) looks to be in a race to the bottom with the Pres in terms of popularity…
Cruise's popularity on the skids?
Yeah, maybe that did have something to do with MI3's opening after all.
A couple of weeks ago, I heard a discussion about The DaVinci Code, talking about Tom Hanks' hair. Apparently, people are not impressed by Mr. Hanks tonsorial choice for this movie. (Personally, I figure the people upset about this are missing the whole point of going to a movie like this… you go to the DaVinci Code for the story, not simply to see a Tom Hanks movie. He looks like many of my Acting/Writing/Liberal Arts profs at UCI, so I think the hair is perfect for the character.) But the conversation went on to speculate that the film's box office might suffer, thanks to the backlash regarding his hair. An idea I, of course, found absurd.
But then there's this little problem…
'Mission: Impossible III' Doesn't Thrill
Arguably, this Mission has gotten some of the best reviews of the series, and yet people were not clamoring to see it this past weekend. Somewhat similar to DaVinci Code in this aspect, there's been a lot of talk about whether Tom (that's Cruise, not Hanks) has hurt his box office with his jump-on-the-couch, don't-take-drugs, I've-done-the-research attitude, and this disappointing opening might mean there's some truth to that concern.
Of course, unlike DaVinci Code, you DO kind of go to Mission Impossible to see a Tom Cruise film, and the action/story is — if not secondary, well, it might not affect your interest or lack thereof. Still, maybe Tom (um, Hanks again) needs to be concerned about his hair after all.
Just a little update to this one
(5/11/06)Looks like it's official… Tom (Cruise, of course. Don't you love it when I beat a gag into submission?) looks to be in a race to the bottom with the Pres in terms of popularity…
Cruise's popularity on the skids?
Yeah, maybe that did have something to do with MI3's opening after all.
Comments
The churches are coming out strong against the movie. This will likely hurt box office. The question is, how much?
The other problem is that Dreamworks has cleverly opened Over the Hedge against it. This is a mega-big FAMILY movie from the makers of Shrek. You know who go to these movies? Families. You know, the same people who support their church.
This could be a real box office tangle!
I'm holding out for Code, of course, but you're right, this could be interesting.