Who is this generation's Tom?
I don't think there is anyone.
shareStill Tom Cruise, I think.
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A short quirky,witty, charismatic and crazy leading man? Idk
sharethe rock. outgoing leading man who can sell movies on his name alone in other words one of the few last box office draws
but there is also miles between them in many ways. the Rock is smart enough to not do stunts. just ask Brendan Frazer how that worked out. tom does Large set pieces with perfect planning that are safe (in theory). but ion sure he doesn't do every single jump and role and. having an actor twist an ankle mid shooting because he insisted on trying that 6 foot jump stunt is just not worth it to studios.
Interesting choice. I would say Tom is the better actor though. I can't see The Rock doing something like Magnolia.
shareohhh 100% agree. Vanilla sky, various MI films, Tropic Thunder, Last samurai.
that last one especially. Could never in a million years imagine the Rock staring in something as deep and delivering a performance that good.. ive never actually seen Magnolia. But it seems the Rock Neveer takes risks of veers out of his lane
the Rock can only play the Rock, which he does very well. He has the energy and the enthusiasm of an entire choir.
I only compared them on one metric (star power draw) but yes they are extremely different in terms of acting, movie choices ect