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but I never lose the fact that he's Tom Cruise throughout the movie
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Me neither but I don't see that as a bad thing. I don't think you're supposed to forget it's him - otherwise they wouldn't a star. I watch Cruise films because of Cruise and not much else. Cruise wouldn't have been any good in The Matrix because that was all about the concept as opposed to the star. Reeves wasn't big enough in 1999 to have his name over the title and that was right for that film at that time - and also (sorry Keanu!) he's a vacant enough performer that the audience can project themselves onto his character more easily than if the actor playing Neo had his own genuine personality, or any charisma.