Why do people think Tom Cruise is a good actor?

When he chooses to be, Tom Cruise can be a very good actor. ... To see how good an actor Tom Cruise really is watch the 1988 film Rain Man. .... There've been a handful of his films that are just brilliant, a favorite is The Last Samurai, an epic period war film, loosely based on real people and events in Japan in the 1800s. read more

People think Tom Cruise is a good actor because he has been an A-List movie star for about twenty-five years who was twice nominated for a “Best Actor” Academy Award and once for a “Supporting Actor” Academy Award. read more

I'm surprised that people often complain about Tom Cruise's acting talents, his portrayal in Magnolio was superb and won him a well deserved Oscar nomination and I quite liked him in Eyes Wide Shut, too, even if he did have to play a somewhat subdued character. Vanillia Sky was very good, too. read more