I know Tom Cruise is not everyone’s favorite actor but I can never understand why. I’ve always liked him. Love him or hate him, you just don’t want to admit that you watched most of his movies over the years like most of us. The guy really knows how to pick his movies. Although you don’t wanna admit it, I’m sure you’ve all seen his classics like “Top Gun”, “Rain Man”, “Cocktail”, “Legend”, “Risky Business”, “Born On The 4th Of July”, and many others. I’m sure you continue to watch his newer films as well.

Last week, I finally got around to watching Tom’s newest sci-fi movie, “The Edge of Tomorrow” and it was actually really good. I was surprised by it. The story was entertaining and the action scenes were a blast. Tom was actually fun to watch in that movie too.

I also listened to Tom’s podcast episode with “The Nerdist” on the Ipad last week. “The Nerdist” podcast hosted by Chris Hardwick, you’ve probably heard of it. While Tom may seem like an intimidating guy, he’s not really. After listening to that podcast, I was surprised on how normal and real he really was. On the podcast, Tom sounded down to earth and friendly to me. He was also funny and had a good sense of humor. He’s just a normal human being like the rest of us. He doesn’t take fame and fortune seriously. He got into the movie business ’cause he’s obsessed with movies and wanted to be a part of it. It wasn’t about the money and fame for him.

I never understood all the hate toward Tom Cruise over the years. He seems like a good dude to me. Maybe it’s his Scientology that people don’t like, that’s probably it but I don’t care about his religion. I think Tom is a talented man and he gives us a lot of good movies, love him or hate him. I’ve always respected him and had no problem with him over the years. He deserves more respect, in my opinion.

Kev