Tom Cruise Movie Tracks Terribly, Threatens MGM FInancing

The initial negative reception to "Lions for Lambs" - the first movie to come out under Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner's resurrected United Artists label - could harm parent studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's own attempts to raise money for film productions.

MGM had enlisted Goldman Sachs to raise between $500 million and $1 billion before the credit markets crashed this summer, and several sources confirmed that while the credit markets are still tight, the investment bank is again making the rounds for MGM.

But with "Lions for Lambs" - which also stars Robert Redford and Meryl Streep - so far tracking the worst among audiences for any Cruise movie to date, the Nov. 9 release of the film is bound to dampen enthusiasm for MGM's fund.

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[RaisingAwareness]

Let's put it this way.

This story is linked straight from the New York Post, which is owned by Newscorp, who also own Fox News. Bill O'Reilly made quite a stir twice now about this film and really doesn't want people to see this film. So it's obviously got some people scared.

http://www.newshounds.us/2007/11/05/oreilly_takes_another_jab_at_robert_redfords_new_film_lions_for_lambs.php

[Loki1967]

The problem with Tom is his ego and vanity. He is a freak sorry to say and I see no reason why people should support him. Voting with your wallet is important. I won't see his movies or Mel Gibson's or any other so called star who feels they are more important than everyone else out there. When i read Britney Spears has a $50k mortgage per month yet only gives $500 in charity each month you can't think anything but 'glad your messed up'.

[NicoleAnonymous]

It's interesting how people here say they can't stand him because he isn't a decent person or he is a misogynist yet Hollywood doesn't have any problems with an actor, who I won't mention the name, who has won many awards and has coveted roles in movies yet many people know he is abusive and in fact he was sued by a woman because she had to go to the hospital. He also has a drinking problem which makes him even more angry at women.

Also nobody seems to have a problem with Woody Allen who essentially married his own daughter. And nobody has a problems with all the male directors who will only give women roles if they sleep with them. They still happens all the time.

So I really don't have any issues with Tom Cruise. I think he is a talented actor. He doesn't drink or abuse women. His children aren't going to bars and trying to be movie stars - they seem normal and happy and not obsessed with buying expensive clothes and they aren't doing drugs. When he is out in public he is always professional and grateful for his fans and always willing to sign autographs.

[mtonello]

I'm tired of wars films.

[Chicklet]

I can't watch cruise without thinking crazy. Same with Mel Gibson. And that's the sole reason I won't be seeing this, or any other Cruise movie.

[KarenZipdrive]

I don't care for closeted, tiny male control freaks. I never have liked the little creep.
I don't care about the Scientology rants or the persistent gay rumors.
I just can't stand the way he struts around like a bantam rooster just because he allegedly fathered a child with a starlet who needed the publicity.
I could perhaps appreciate him as a character actor, but a leading man should be at least 5'6" with centered front teeth.
I hope he saved his money, because he'll end up doing dinner theater in Branson or Laughlin.

[RaisingAwareness]

A couple of things.

Maybe people should see the film before they make "expert" comment about it. Just an idea, but what do I know.

Some people say they "hate" Tom Cruise, because he jumped on a couch?
Yeah, OK, that's something to get all bent out of shape about.

Or, that he fell in love with a beautiful and talented actress?
Again, a lot of wasted energy keeping up the hate.

Or maybe it was his criticism of the media or psychiatric drugs?
Maybe you should go to these sites before you crucify him for that one.
HTTP://WWW­.SSRISTORI­ES.COM/IND­EX.PHP & HTTP://WWW­.CCHR.ORG

Or others say it's because he told the world that Scientology helped him in his career and personal life?
Well, if you're upset that he was helped by Scientology then you really have problems, because here in the U.S., you’re free to practice whatever religion you please. Maybe you might want to consider moving to Communist China or the 14th century if you have a problem with that one? It’s just a suggestion of course.

[shag11]

He'll never get a dime of mine again, after his Scientology-fueled rants.

[politicalfilmmaker]

I saw an advance screening of the film friday night and thought it was very good. I think it will surprise people, and it's not focussed on Tom Cruise. The movie really belongs to Meryl Streep and the other ensemble actors. The intellectual arguments build up well alongside the realities of real events, decided on in the seemingly benign, non-descript offices of Washington DC.

I think it is hard for movie goers to want to go see films where they have to relive the horrors of the Iraq war/occupation - people already get this - and the low turnout of movies with these themes reflect that.

Maybe we need to be inspired by art that doesn't just point to the tragedies of our times, but shows some way out.

[Grizelda]

Stick a fork in him, he's done. A revolting, pompous, misogynist little snoid who probably can't even spell the word, "thespian," let alone act his way out of a burlap bag. The last movie I saw with him in it was Mission Impossible I, which was exciting, but hard to watch. Too many explosions. Guess the explosions were necessary to camouflage his typically wooden performance. The only good role he ever had was in "Born on the Fourth of July," and that was because Oliver Stone was directing him!!! What made me totally despise him was the way he treated his current rent-a-bride, throwing her around like a sack of potatoes, and micro-managing the delivery of their child, if indeed the whole pregnancy and birth wasn't staged like the phony marriage. That baby has grown awfully fast. Wonder what happened to his Nazi movie? Go away, Tomtard.

[trinity29]

I could never support Tom Cruise's projects after his rants against psychiatry. The couch jumping felt a bit overdone to me. I am not fully convinced that his marriage to Katie Holmes is genuine instead of a contractual agreement. But I don't know either way and its none of my business.

However,his uninformed brainwashed rants against psychiatry and post partum depression were what made me turn away from him. He dismissed an entire discipline and professionals and yet if I remember correctly he doesn't have a college degree and did he actually finish high school?

Scientology prides in mind control, brainwashing, and manipulation to such an extreme that for the weak minded, it becoems a way to finally feel that they matter because of the strong cult association. Cruise is a great example of when such minds decide to speak in public about topics they know nothing. Cruise made a fool of himself. And now the public is reacting.

Keep scientology alive Tom. We need your brand of crazy to continue to expand the field of scientology and not to mention be entertained by your foolishness.

[sculptor]

Cruise went so far off the deep end with his Scientology rants that most people can't stand the sight of him so it's no surprise that his star power in minimal.

[cblcar]

Remember how good he was in "Born On the 4th of July"? And "Jerry McGuire"? It's been a while since I've been a Tom Cruise fan, but I will go see this movie because I can't resist seeing Redford and Streep in the same film.
Streep alone would be worth the price of the ticket.

[starrianna]

TOM CRUISE SHOULD HANG IT UP>>>

He has been replaced. There are about 12 stars who can do his thing way better.

And they're also taller, which means the director doesn't have to spend an extra $50 million rebuilding every set to make this midget look taller.

[Ramirez]

The problem may be with the subject matter. Hollywood is flooding the market with heavy-handed, liberal agitprop films this season and they are meeting the same success as Air America radio.

Rendition
In the Valley of Elah
Redacted
No End In Sight

Lions for Lambs will meet with the same audience indifference.

Grace is Gone has wisely moved its release date from Oct 5 to Dec 7 to escape the muddle.