Returning
to
his
full-throttle
movie
star
mode
for
the
first
time
since
2006
release
Mission
Impossible
3,
Tom
Cruise
reclaims
some
serious
star
power
as
the
driving
force
behind
this
stylish,
globe
hopping,
action-packed
comedy.
With
Cruise
as
a
covert
agent
and
Cameron
Diaz
as
the
girl
who
unwittingly
becomes
a
pawn
in
his
high-stakes,
face-off
with
the
bad
guys.
For
the
audiences
looking
for
pure
escapism
with
an
irresistible
action
comedy,
Knight
and
Day
is
a
sheer
treat.
The
opening
sequences
in
the
Wichita
Airport
get
the
film
off
to
a
crackerjack
start.
A
rogue
secret
agent,
Roy
Miller
(Cruise)
bumps
into
car
enthusiast
June
Havens
(Diaz).
After
Roy
does
away
with
the
other
baddie
passengers
and
pilots
and
crash-lands
their
aircraft
in
a
cornfield,
June
soon
finds
herself
caught
up
in
his
ever-widening
world
of
danger
and
espionage.
This
sets
off
a
series
of
events
that
finds
Roy
putting
June
on
a
whirlwind
worldwide
excursion
where
they
are
chased
from
deserted
islands
to
snow-capped
Austria
to
the
running
of
the
bulls
in
Spain.
As
the
story
unfolds
we
find
numerous
shady
characters,
as
well
as
the
CIA,
following
Roy,
and
all
are
seeking
a
valuable
battery
designed
by
geeky
inventor
Simon
(Paul
Dano).
What
truly
elevates
this
material
is
a
wonderfully
loopy
and
appealing
performance
from
Cruise,
who
hasn"t
been
this
loose
and
comfortable
on
screen
in
a
long
time.
This
will
definitely
make
the
T.C.
fans
happy
to
see
him
back
in
action.
Diaz
is
equally
winning,
never
descending
into
dumb
blonde
territory
and
keeping
her
emotions
in
check
even
as
her
world
comes
crumbling
down
around
her.
As
a
CIA
honcho
Viola
Davis
(Doubt)
carries
the
right
amount
of
gravitas,
while
Peter
Sarsgaard
also
makes
all
the
right
moves
as
an
agent
seeking
Roy.
As
the
nerdy
Simon,
Dano
doesn"t
have
a
whole
lot
to
do
but
he"s
fun
to
have
around.
Thanks
to
James
Mangold"s
expert
direction,
the
pace
never
lags
and
lives
up
to
post-Bourne
audience
expectations
for
this
sort
of
frothy
thriller,
even
if
it
all
gets
a
little
too
frenetic
at
times.
Mangold
clearly
got
the
best
of
his
stars
in
the
midst
of
complete
chaos
and
pulls
off
numerous
action
set
pieces
with
great
skill.
Watch
it
for
the
non-stop
fun
on
the
run,
which
it
guarantees.