Knight and Day
U/A; Thriller/Comedy
Dir: James Mangold
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Skarsgaard, Viola Davis, Paul Dano, Maggie Grace, Marc Blucas
Rating: **



What's it about: "Who are you?" asks June (Diaz) as Roy (Cruise) flashes his best Happydent grin. I kept asking the same question for 110-odd minutes. Just when I thought the Scientology guru was over his crazy 'jumping on Oprah's couch' act, he stunned me with this movie.
Roy Miller is an agent who manages to put himself in the trickiest, most hackneyed of situations. The single-line premise is this: Miller has tou00a0 protect Simon Fleck (Dano), the creator of an energy batteryu00a0 from the Spanish mafia. Along the way, Roy bumps into (literally) June at an airport and their bumps continue even on the flight. What follows is a series of chase and fightsu00a0-- on trains, planes, cars and bikes, until they get the answer to that Yoda-like question asked in the beginning.

What's hot: Think of Mr and Mrs Smith without the charm, finesse and razor-edge actionu00a0-- and you get Knight and Day. Tom Cruise leaves no stone unturned (botox, tummy tuck, teeth whitening) to remind you he's still the Top Gun in the business. Diaz still charms you with her smile, making you forgive why she's a part of this mess.