>Cruise's performance in The Firm was OK. The problem was that the movie was a big re-write of the book, but I can't fault Cruise for that one.
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>Only Cruise movie I liked was A Few Good Men. It was obvious from the film that Cruise had altered his approach to come across more like a Mark Harmon-ish character. (And given that Harmon is a MUCH better actor, that wasn't a bad thing)

Movies based on books never match the books. No one but children would attend them otherwise.

Personally I liked "The Firm" a lot. Cruse was terrific and so was Jeanne Tripplehorn. So was Wilford Brimley, who once again stole the show. When you add in Holly Hunter, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, and Hal Holbrook, you've got a movie.