Knight and Day poster / banner
On the plane ride to South Korea I had many wonderful choices of films to choose from. Toy Story 3, Cyrus, and other legitimately good films were at my fingertips. So, with so much to choose from I decide to take a chance. I completely missed Knight and Day when it was in theaters earlier this year. I am willing to out myself as a Tom Cruise fan. I still remember the days when Cruise wasn't a gamble, but a guarantee. He takes a lot of shit from the critics and the public for his personal life and his somewhat manic personality, but I don't care. I have been able to keep Tom Cruise the man seperated from Tom Cruise the actor, but its been a couple years since he has repaid my loyalty with a good film. Sadly, Knight and Day does nothing but add more strain on my already streched thin loyalty.
Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise promoting Knight and Day
I am not going to waste my time with the plot. I didn't expect this film to be original, because I am sure we have seen 1000 versions of this film before, but I did expect it to at least be fresh. James Mangold is a great director (Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma) so I thought this movie would at least have some great action set pieces... nope.