1. Well, I have to say this in the kindest way, but he looks absolutely ridiculous.

Posted at 11:03AM on Jul 19th 2007 by Richard von Busack

2. Look at Cruise's hand; von Stauffenberg lost fingers as well as that one eye during his military service. As a Catholic, Stauffenberg came to believe that Hitler was the Anti-Christ and had to be destroyed. I'm not giving away much of a spoiler by telling you that the plotters ended up as martyrs at the hands of the Gestapo.

You can make fun of the way Cruise looks but the heroism and sacrifice of the Valkyrie plotters is undeniable.

Posted at 11:57AM on Jul 19th 2007 by John

3. Maybe he'll tell us how the flew that plane... inverted. I can hear "Danger Zone" already!

Posted at 2:31PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Porchland

4. You're so right. I cannot deny the heroism of Von Stauffenberg, especially since I do know what happened to him and the conspirators. And yet I have to make fun of the way Cruise looks. I'm not making fun of the martyred officer, I'm making fun of an actor who is playing him.
Just because a movie has a serious subject doesn't mean it has to be taken seriously; that's the fallacy everyone makes whenever some bad fictional film about Rwanda or the Holocaust comes out. Let's not lose our sense of perspective here.

Posted at 2:46PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Richard von Busack

5. Risky Business 2: Just Take Those Old Fuhrers Off the Shelf

Posted at 4:39PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Jim Treacher

6. Another movie with Tom Crusie's character over reacting to everything? Awesome.

Posted at 8:16PM on Jul 19th 2007 by David

7. I've got to agree that he looks pretty damn silly. If he's supposed to be 30 lbs heavier than he might want to actually put on some weight. His face is that of a 140 lb man, but his stomach is that of someone who is around 190. Doesn't mesh whatsoever and make it look like he's part of a high school play.

Posted at 3:02PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Kevin

8. He looks great, charismatic, as usual

And who are you, losers?

Posted at 1:21PM on Jul 22nd 2007 by ggg

9. Oh...my...schnauzzers...you have GOT to be kidding. The Jodpurs..the jodpurs are killin me..ok, ok..breathing, breathing...ahem..you know what this means, of course? This means we will be subject to dear Tom attempting a German accent. This will be his attempt to prove he's a credible actor. Oh, wait, he did that already, Born on the Fourth of July, how could I forget that jaunt into "give-me-an-oscar Land". God help us. And, um, am I insane or does he look like that bad guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark, I can already see his face melting.

Posted at 3:01PM on Aug 21st 2007 by Christian