..and I knew how the movie would end. I am not a fan of Cruise but all the performances were first rate. The director and actors did an Oscar worthy job of creating gut wrenching tension and then twisting and dialing up the suspense to a spectacular crescendo. The audience and I couldn’t help ourselves; we expected history to be re-written. This film will be on a bunch of top ten lists...great date movie; you'll definitely be talking about this film for days and weeks later.

…and that’s too bad. I expected more, the PG rating had me skittish from the beginning but I went in open minded; I walked out scratching my head. Then I remembered...I'd seen it all before; Batman...the TV series! The director just forgot to insert the “POW!” and “BONK!” balloons used in the Batman series. A great performance by Samuel L. Jackson nor the red hot presence of Scarlett Johansen could fix this clunker. Rent it...go see 'Doubt'.

Great director, lots of action, a dozen classic films wrapped into one...I'll see it again!