Recently, I have read an article from Time Out London making fun of Tom Cruise for not acting his age titled “Eight ways Tom Cruise can make us like him again”.
Though I am not a fan of Tom, I would say the following two things in his defense.
1) He can act (please note we are talking about acting in the sense of performance) whatever age in movies as long as it comes across as convincing. For that, we have to give that to him (it still works for him).
2) His eccentric/unique behavior is part of the package/image that he is projecting. He has been undoubtedly a top actor/entertainer for decades and the result speaks for itself.
And yes, I am going to see his new movie “Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation” this weekend.