Ethan Hunt Is Tom Cruise's Best Role
One of the few major stars to never appear in a superhero movie, Cruise's career is a successful combination of franchise blockbusters and smaller movies. These days, Cruise is the action star, thanks in large part to his role in the larger-than-life Mission: Impossible movies. Still, and with a filmography as extensive as his, there's more than one role that could be considered his best.
Ethan Is Best: A Creative Mind At Work
As a producer in the franchise, Cruise has a lot of control over each Mission: Impossible movie, which explains why the series seems crazier and more elaborate with each new adventure. Indeed, he is not only the series' leading man, but its main creative force as well.
In more ways than one, Cruise's reputation and entire persona are tied to M: I, which can be both a blessing and a curse. But as long as the movies keep earning critical acclaim and pulling big numbers at the box-office, his career seems like it will be in a solid place.
Ethan Is Best: Those. Insane. Action. Sequences.
If there's one thing that separates the Mission: Impossible franchise from all the other action films, is the insane action set pieces that Cruise and company engage in. From climbing the Burj Khalifa, to hanging from outside a moving airplane, to jumping from a helicopter, Cruise's stunts often reach potentially dangerous levels.
During the chase scene in Fallout, for example, Cruise suffered a severe ankle injury while jumping from one building to another. Occupational hazards in the life of an action star.
