Knight and Day
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A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.
What critics thought
A mixed-reception summer action-comedy that critics largely found formulaic and incoherent, with the central debate falling squarely on Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz: detractors argued there was no chemistry between them at all, while more forgiving reviewers found Cruise's manic energy just enough to keep things watchable. The script's laziness and CGI excess drew consistent fire, but audiences were warmer than critics.
“Knight and Day' woke me up to just how awful some summer entertainments have become. It isn't that the film is harmful, except to moviegoers' wallets and movie lovers' morale, but that it is truly phenomenal for the purity of its incoherence.”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“Preposterously plotted, the saga is dominated by long, energetic, uneven action sequences, but it lacks any logic and pays minimal attention to characterization. Repetitious in structure, and with humor that more often than not misses the mark, 'Knight and Day' is characterized by nihilistic violence and amoral tone, which wouldn't have mattered had the movie been witty or fun to watch.”
Emanuel Levy – Cinema 24/7
“there's no consistency to the thing and no chemistry whatsoever between Cruise and Diaz, making the alternating tug-of-war between girly and manly elements of the film seem extraordinarily forced.”
Simon Abrams·Slant Magazine
“The movie's a piece of high-octane summer piffle: stylish, funny, brainless without being too obnoxious about it, and Cruise is its manic animating principle.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“Mangold, working from a script by Patrick O'Neill, accelerates events in a way that is either a perfect representation of how current action films are made or a demonstration of everything that's wrong with movies today. Maybe it's both.”
Bill Goodykoontz·The Arizona Republic
Genres
Action, Comedy
Cast & Crew
James MangoldDirector
Tom CruiseRoy Miller
Cameron DiazJune Havens
Peter SarsgaardFitzgerald
Viola DavisCIA Director Isabel George
Jordi MollàAntonio Quintana
Paul DanoSimon Feck
Maggie GraceApril Havens
Marc BlucasRodney Burris
Celia WestonMolly Knight
Falk HentschelBernhard
Lennie LoftinBraces
Rich ManleyDanny
John PowellComposer
Phedon PapamichaelCinematographyKnight and Day
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.
What critics thought
A mixed-reception summer action-comedy that critics largely found formulaic and incoherent, with the central debate falling squarely on Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz: detractors argued there was no chemistry between them at all, while more forgiving reviewers found Cruise's manic energy just enough to keep things watchable. The script's laziness and CGI excess drew consistent fire, but audiences were warmer than critics.
“Knight and Day' woke me up to just how awful some summer entertainments have become. It isn't that the film is harmful, except to moviegoers' wallets and movie lovers' morale, but that it is truly phenomenal for the purity of its incoherence.”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“Preposterously plotted, the saga is dominated by long, energetic, uneven action sequences, but it lacks any logic and pays minimal attention to characterization. Repetitious in structure, and with humor that more often than not misses the mark, 'Knight and Day' is characterized by nihilistic violence and amoral tone, which wouldn't have mattered had the movie been witty or fun to watch.”
Emanuel Levy – Cinema 24/7
“there's no consistency to the thing and no chemistry whatsoever between Cruise and Diaz, making the alternating tug-of-war between girly and manly elements of the film seem extraordinarily forced.”
Simon Abrams·Slant Magazine
“The movie's a piece of high-octane summer piffle: stylish, funny, brainless without being too obnoxious about it, and Cruise is its manic animating principle.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“Mangold, working from a script by Patrick O'Neill, accelerates events in a way that is either a perfect representation of how current action films are made or a demonstration of everything that's wrong with movies today. Maybe it's both.”
Bill Goodykoontz·The Arizona Republic
Genres
Action, Comedy
Cast & Crew
James MangoldDirectorTom CruiseRoy MillerCameron DiazJune HavensPeter SarsgaardFitzgeraldViola DavisCIA Director Isabel GeorgeJordi MollàAntonio QuintanaPaul DanoSimon FeckMaggie GraceApril HavensMarc BlucasRodney BurrisCelia WestonMolly KnightFalk HentschelBernhardLennie LoftinBracesRich ManleyDannyJohn PowellComposerPhedon PapamichaelCinematographyRent & Buy