Book Girl and I went to see Knight and Day when it first came out. What a fun ride!
Our paper gave it 3 *** saying that Tom Cruise made the movie. He certainly is superb in it! And he carries nearly every scene with nuances and humor and capability. But I have to hand it to Cameron Diaz too, because she is also in nearly every scene, with flawless comic timing and nuanced expressions.
Knight and Day is sort of a send up of the Mission Impossible movies. But it is not like the Airplane movies. It is more than a send-up or a comedy, though there are elements of both in the movie.
And there are plenty of fights, shoot em ups, dead bodies, car chases -- a real run for your money. There is nothing flagging about this movie.
The story
Is Tom Cruise a rogue agent? or is he the agent who will clean up the mess? We're never really sure for a long time.
He bumps into Cameron Diaz, twice, in the airport, literally, and the story is off and running. She is supposed to be on the same plane he is, but she is told the plane is full. Then she is allowed on. But funnily enough, or not, the plane is not full, and she is just about the only woman. That would have told me to get off the plane then!
She's trying to get to her sister's wedding.
Tom Cruise ends up taking her along -- or forcing her -- or saving her -- or... And to accomplish this he drugs her more than once (but it isn't creepy, it's more touching and funny). And he warns her that she isn't safe and what the bad guys will say, but they may or may not be bad guys. There is another scene where some of the bad guys give Cameron a truth serum, and it is really very funny.
We thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I would go see it again in an instant. We really liked Killers, but we loved this one. It has it all: suspense, romance, love, kindness, loyalty, protection, relationships, a harrowing airplane crash...a happy ending with some surprises (or not, I thought it was what it was) and the ending has another ending.
Have you seen it?
We both want to own it.
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
Originally posted 2010-06-25 21:57:17.
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