Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz star in this romantic action flick directed by James Mangold ("Walk the Line"). Diaz plays June, an unsuspecting woman who bumps into a handsome stranger named Roy (Cruise) at the airport on her way to her sister's wedding. Little does June know that Roy is about to give her the thrill ride of her life. Soon, June is thrown into a world of espionage and gun chases as she helps Roy to obtain a mysterious energy source that was stolen from the U.S. government. Will Roy be able to recover the stolen item and keep June alive long enough to steal her heart? Of course, when we are talking about a couple like Cruise and Diaz, the audience knows it's inevitable that these two characters will fall for each other, and the movie wastes no time in throwing the pair into a romantic relationship. I guess it makes sense given that Roy and June are in extremely emotionally-heightened situations that lend themselves to a constant undercurrent of sexual tension. But even so, the romance between them seems forced and beside the point. The two actors were chosen because they are nice to look at and make dangerous action sequences look good. In that respect, the film works and the action is nonstop fun. Cruise's and Diaz's excellent comedic timing also adds some much-needed humor to the mix. Overall, "Knight and Day" doesn't cover any new territory in the action/comedy genre, but it's still highly entertaining and elevated by two actors who know how to make the most of the material they are given.
3 out of 5 stars
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