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Risky Business Indeed - Why the Tom Cruise bubble burst.

By Stephen Metcalf Posted Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at 8:42 AM ET

http://www.slate.com/id/2207067/pagenum/all/#p2

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Critics Laugh at Tom Cruise in Valkyrie

Things aren't looking good for Tom Cruise's movie Valkyrie. Critics
are calling Tom's performance "laughable."
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A scene where Cruise's character, Claus Von Stauffenberg, is forced to
give the infamous "Heil Hitler" salute. "It's an unsettling scene but
you almost start to laugh," the source says. "His character is
resisting it but you never forget it's Tom Cruise saying 'Heil
Hitler.' It's funny and shocking at the same time."

http://movies.hollyscoop.com/valkyrie/critics-laugh-at-tom-cruise-in-valkyrie_1157.aspx