One word describes “Knight and Day,” a romantic actioner starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, and that’s fun. It’s fun to have Tom Cruise on screen again and not taking himself too seriously. It’s fun to see Cameron Diaz in a film where she has some chemistry with her leading man. And it’s fun to see a romantic comedy (with lots of action) that has a halfway decent script. Cruise is super spy Roy Miller and Diaz is June Havens. His assignment is to keep the inventor of a new energy source safe. Since Roy’s agency thinks he’s gone rogue, he’s being pursued by his own organization as well as the bad guys. Stuck in an airport and fearing that the energy source that he’s carrying will be found, Roy hides it in June’s suitcase, which puts her in the middle of the situation. Soon she and Roy are jetting around the globe as Roy kills bad guys by the bunch.
The biggest surprise is Cruise. Other than a clever cameo in Tropic Thunder, you have to go back several years to find a movie where he seems to be having so much fun. Few actors have the comic skill to create a sympathetic character out of a loose cannon operative, especially when it seems he really has gone rogue. Of course, the smart script by Patrick O’Neill helps. The line he gives Cruise, “Nobody follow us or I’ll kill myself and then kill her” deserves to become a classic. Although much of the plot, especially the action sequences, are totally implausible, you’re having so much fun that you don’t care. 7/23/10
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"Knight and Day" is the best film that Tom Cruise has made in years. Lots of action and a very good story. I am not a big fan of Cameron Diaz but she was really good in this movie. If you want to see a good popcorn gobbler go see it, you will enjoy.
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