10 Actors Whose Credibility Has Suffered The Most In 2017 (So Far)

It's rare that Tom Cruise will turn in a performance that is anything other than "incredibly dedicated." Even when he offers up a basic action film, in which things like "character development" are pushed to the side in favour of explosions, you get the sense that he really cares about what it is he's selling to audiences.

For the first time in ages, though, Cruise delivered a lackluster film that even he didn't seem bothered about. That film, of course, is The Mummy, the first entry in a wonky new cinematic universe that nobody asked for, courtesy of Universal.

As bland action hero Nick Morton, Cruise is on autopilot. He's meant to be playing a loveable rogue, but the character is so paper thin that even Cruise's natural charm can't win audiences over. It's a lazy performance in an even lazier film. By the time The Mummy is over, you're left simply staring at the screen, wondering why in Imhotep's name the actor decided to get into bed with such a weird movie.

Whereas pre-Mummy Cruise seemed kind of invincible, at least in terms of his lasting box office appeal and star power, the film showed a different side to the actor: one who might have produced, for the first time, something to make a quick buck; as a movie star who, at last, might be willing to compromise his integrity.