“Tom Cruise is a good underestimated actor!” This English legend praises the American star

For Kenneth Branagh, the mission icon: impossible is not just a star. “The best of Tom Cruise, actor, is still to come …”

Obviously, over time, he has become a superstar of action cinema, the king of impossible waterfalls, the most famous sprinter on the big screen. But Tom Cruise is above all an actor of great talent, as his former partner of Valkyrie,, Kenneth Branagh.

Because Tom Cruise will soon receive the BFI FELLOWSHIPthe supreme distinction given by the British Film Institute to an actor or a producer. As this honor approaches, The Times of London met Branagh And the English filmmaker believes that reducing the American idol only to the status of a star would be a mistake.

“If he gets tired of dazzling the world one day with his action films, he will surprise all those who see him only as a star“He said, suggesting that Tom Cruise can play on other registers, as long as he wants

“What he did with Mission: Impossible And Top Gun is unique: cinematographic entertainment carried by a real desire to offer an extraordinary indoor experience. But beyond that, he is also an underestimated actor! An actor for those who come to an era golden interpretation. The best of Tom Cruise, actor, is still to come in my opinion. “

Kenneth Branagh Also specifies that Cruise, which has shot numerous films in the United Kingdom, is always very popular with the British.

“He always finds a quiet corner to enjoy the atmosphere, and remains very kind when he is recognized,” he says. “He is a great natural laugh, he loves what he does so much, and this joy is really contagious.”

When he announced his fellowship BFI, Tom Cruise said: “I am deeply honored. I have been making films in the United Kingdom for over forty years, and I have no intention of stopping.”