A moving triumphant movie about personal growth and awakening, JERRY MAGUIRE has got several scenes guaranteed to get you misty eyed...not out of sorrow but out of joy. Jerry (Tom Cruise) is a sports agent who suddenly has a realizaion: he's become another shark in a suit. He writes a mission statement (not a memo) on how to improve the business of being a sports agent: "Fewer clients, less money." This way they can give each athlete better personal attention. Seems simple enough (to me it makes perfect sense), but in this day of ME ME ME and MO' MONEY Jerry's humanitarian idea just doesn't fly, and he gets fired. He strikes out to form his own company, maintaining one client (Cuba Gooding Jr. in a funny, moving, charming performance) and one coworker (Rene Zellweger). The movie has several laugh-out-loud moments which draw you in to like the characters, then hits you with the drama. It's an effective one-two punch. Also charming is Rene's son, played by Jonathan Lipnicki. There are lots of movies that use cute kids to carry the movie; thankfully, this isn't one of them. Most notable here is Cruise, who has transformed from a pretty face box office smash guarantee into an actor of astonishing, moving depth. The scene at the end where he comes home to his wife has got to be one of the most touching and sweet in cinematic history. Some people may find it corny, but what can I say...those people aren't human beings. They are the same ones who rather watch movies like Collateral Damage or any other mindless action film with some testosterone-driven "good guy" blowing away countless "bad guys." In this day and age, I think it's time we gave peace a chance. I mean, I've watched my share of violent movies too, but come on people...show some sanity. Instead of watching Jason or Freddy carve their way through countless teenagers, do yourself a favor: watch JERRY MAGUIRE and realize what a great part of the human experience you've been missing.
A moving triumphant movie about personal growth and awakening, JERRY MAGUIRE has got several scenes guaranteed to get you misty eyed... not out of sorrow but out of joy. Jerry (Tom Cruise) is a sports agent who suddenly has a realizaion: he's become another shark in a suit. He writes a mission statement (not a memo) on how to improve the business of being a sports agent: "Fewer clients, less money. " This way they can give each athlete better personal attention. Seems simple enough (to me it makes perfect sense), but in this day of ME ME ME and MO' MONEY Jerry's humanitarian idea just doesn't fly, and he gets fired. He strikes out to form his own company, maintaining one client (Cuba Gooding Jr. in a funny, moving, charming performance) and one coworker (Rene Zellweger). The movie has several laugh-out-loud moments which draw you in to like the characters, then hits you with the drama. It's an effective one-two punch. Also charming is Rene's son, played by Jonathan Lipnicki. There are lots of movies that use cute kids to carry the movie; thankfully, this isn't one of them. Most notable here is Cruise, who has transformed from a pretty face box office smash guarantee into an actor of astonishing, moving depth. The scene at the end where he comes home to his wife has got to be one of the most touching and sweet in cinematic history. Some people may find it corny, but what can I say... those people aren't human beings. They are the same ones who rather watch movies like Collateral Damage or any other mindless action film with some testosterone-driven "good guy" blowing away countless "bad guys. " In this day and age, I think it's time we gave peace a chance. I mean, I've watched my share of violent movies too, but come on people... show some sanity. Instead of watching Jason or Freddy carve their way through countless teenagers, do yourself a favor: watch JERRY MAGUIRE and realize what a great part of the human experience you've been missing.