I am not enamored with Mr. Cruise either...but I don't really know the man. I can only assume he's different around those whom he loves (like his friends and family) than what appears when he's dealing with the parasites that often inhabit the media (not you David, I respect you and your peers) and the studios. Cruise is not as a bad an actor as many make him out to be. I always thought his Ron Kovic performance was strong. I recently saw Magnolia and was very impressed with his acting--the scene where the reporter finally 'calls him out' for lying is riveting--Cruise's silent, burning, all consuming hate-filled, stare is electric.
I'm going to see Valkyrie. I like movies about WWII and have always been fascinated with the abomination of the Nazi party.

"We didn't come here to fight monsters, we're not equipped for it" -- Richard Carlson (Creature from the Black Lagoon)