Suri Cruise

Tom Cruise doesn't garner many headlines for his movie work these days, but his personal life?

Well, that's a different story entirely...

Katie Holmes was once a high-profile actress whose fame seemed inescapable. A lot has changed over the years.

But what matters most is that she has her daughter, Suri, who is super adorable and the greatest treasure in Katie's life.

Tom Cruise has what appears to be a pretty clear mission in front of him.

But will he choose to accept it?

As far as we know, Tom Cruise hasn't seen his daughter Suri in nearly 5 years. 

Suri is now 11 years old. Unless they've had secret meetings that no one knows about, that's about half of her life.

There is very little about Tom Cruise these days that isn't perplexing.

The weird Scientology stuff, the fact that he's still cast in roles for guys half his age, what's going on with his butt, and his unexplained estrangement from his daughter.

Suri Cruise has reportedly not seen Tom Cruise for years. She's photographed with (and by!) her mom, Katie Holmes, all of the time.

We've talked before about how this is probably part of a long-standing agreement between the parents, and likely for the best.

Though he ranks among the most secretive stars in Hollywood, Tom Cruise has been unable to hide certain unsavory aspects of his private life from public view.

And we're sure it won't come as much of a surprise that many of the skeletons in Cruise's closet are related - directly or otherwise - to his involvement with the Church of Scientology.

This might be for the best, but that doesn't make it any less sad.

We're all familiar with allegations that Tom Cruise hasn't seen his daughter Suri Cruise in years.

Tom Cruise gets a lot of hate for a lot of things.

His movies, his strange behavior, his unwavering allegiance to Scientology.

There was a time when the name Tom Cruise conjured images of a megawatt smile and a stack of phone books to make him appear less Hobbit-like in stature.

These days, of course, when we think of Cruise, we're more likely to imagine the Sea Org members chained up in his basement or the ultra-luxurious spaceship that they're scrambling to finish building in time for the second coming of L. Ron Hubbard.

Forgive our excitement in the headline above.

But we think you'll understand when it comes from in just a few moments...

Katie Holmes has always kept her daughter, Suri Cruise out of the public eye, but she's been surprisingly more open about her of late. 

It's definitely a good idea when you consider how many young stars have very public meltdowns in their later years.