Fact: A lot of people out there root for Tom Cruise to fail. These are the people who, every time he releases something new, claim that all Tom Cruise movies suck. They can’t name more than one or two bad ones, but he’s Tom Cruise so everything he does must be terrible, right? Wrong. Actually if you look back at his resume it’s rare that Cruise has appeared in anything which wasn't great. Most of his movies are, quite simply awesome.

Tom Cruise makes good movies, but everyone’s already predicting doom and gloom for Knight & Day. Always ready to cast the first stone Deadline, for instance, claims Knight & Day is tracking even worse among potential audiences than Killers was. That’s pretty horrible if true. Maybe it’s even understandable. Tom Cruise only makes good movies, but Knight & Day’s premise feels pretty tired.

What doesn’t feel tired about it is what we’ve seen of Cruise’s performance. The guy looks like he’s having the time of his life, and seriously kicking ass in the process. You’ll see some of that in this new clip from the film, an extended version of the car chase sequence you’ve eyeballed parts of in the trailers. Yeah Cameron Diaz’s screaming is utterly annoying, and most of the movie’s marketing has been beyond horrible, right from the start, but Cruise provides more than enough reason to give Knight & Day a chance. Watch: