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Summary: Jerry Showed Me the Money
Review: I never saw 'Jerry Maguire' when it first came out in the movies back in 1996. I'm not quite sure why not...however, upon seeing it just recently, I've decided that this movie is one of the best made in the '90s and definitely something I should have seen on the big screen. It touched me, made me laugh, made me cry (hey, that is a big deal coming from someone who laughed when sitting through 'Titanic'!). It's hard to ignore the hard work put into making this film realistic and humanly relatable. Mr. Maguire is like a lot of people in this world who get so overwhelmed by superficial things, but then realizes that there is more than just hollowly doing your job and hollowly living through life. His loyal friend and soon to be lover Dorothy is an idealistic romantic with a hell of a funny son. It's all good in this movie, from the laughter to the tears. Jerry Maguire had me at hello, too.
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Summary: A great example of why we buy movies...
Review: I recently watched my copy of Jerry Maguire again, perhaps for the tenth time. It's one of those that seems to find its way into my DVD player every three or four months.The thing is, this movie just keeps better with each viewing. Crowe's direction keeps the movie proceeding in a sharp and even flow--mixing Cruise's relationships with Zellweger and Gooding (who turns in an incredibly fine and funny performance) with enough quickness to keep the movie interesting for fans of sports and romance alike. It may have been "just a mission statement", but Jerry Maguire's struggle to improve personal and professional relationships make this endearing dramedy a modern classic, worthy of the accolades it received upon its release in theatres and since.
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Summary: Great
Review: "Jerry Maguire" is a romance about the two main characters (Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger), but it's also a very funny comedy about a sports agent trying to survive alone away from a large corporation. Jerry is fired after writing a "memo" which displeases his boss. He is fired in a crowded place, followed by a scene where Jerry and his boss try to contact as many of their clients as possible to convince them to stay with one agent and not the other. Jerry leaves with a select few clients, some fish, and a brave secretary (Zellweger). They eventually begin dating after Jerry breaks up with his fiance. "Jerry Maguire" is an intelligent romantic comedy, not really in the same sense that "Sleepless in Seatle" was a romantic comedy. They are completely different films, and "Jerry Maguire" is better and more intelligent for it. It deals not only with the fun of relationships, but with the hard times. There are a few twists to the plot that come unexpectedly and an ending that many probably will know without having seen this movie ("You complete me"). Cuba Gooding Jr. also delivers one of his best performances (both in the film and accepting the Best Supporting Actor award at the Oscars for this film - "Show me the money!") that has not been surpassed to date ("Instinct" and "Chill Factor" don't even come close). This widescreen version presents the film in the original theatrical format the way it was meant to be seen. Yes, there are the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, but you actually see more of the movie (the stuff that would be edited out for the standard format). This is a great film worth watching many times.
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Summary: Cameron Crowe is an amazing talent!
Review: Cameron Crowe the brilliant writer/director behind Say Anything has created a film with heart, depth and most importantly originality. The acting is superb led by Tom Cruise whose energy for the role is impressive. If you like Tom Cruise or intelligent romantic comedies with a soul this is your ultimate film. There are no flaws in this film. After It's a Wonderful Life and The Shawshank Redemption it is my favorite film of all time. If you have never seen it go see it right now!
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Summary: One man's ethical rollercoaster
Review: This film spoke to me in so many ways. It was almost as if "Jerry Maguire" had been written with me in mind. From Jerry's epiphany at the start of the story through his struggle and eventual triumph over his fear of intimacy, it all seemed to be drawn from my experiences. These are the things that concern me every day.
Tom Cruise was beautiful. He showed perfect acting the whole time. It is perhaps, the finest work so far in his career. You could see every flicker of doubt and insincerity cross his face. I was laughing out loud, then crying and then so tightly happy that I forgot to breath. All of the other cast members seemed perfect as well. I particularly liked the doubting, divorced but totally caring sister Laurel. And let's not forget Dorothy's son Ray, what a little charmer.
The basic story is a simple one and yet it is fresh all the same. One of the slogans that the promoters used was, "A legend that became a man". For me, that is not a bad summary of the plot. Jerry is a highly successful sports agent who has an attack of conscience which gets him fired. He manages this rather early on in the film by writing a new mission statement entitled, "The things we think and do not say", which harks back in time to simpler days where a man's word was his bond. As one of his work mates says, "I give him a week". Sure enough, Jerry was doing a Lone Ranger in seven days. And as happens to so many of us, this disaster turns out to be the best thing that could have happened to him.
In the hectic moments as he tries tries to keep all his clients he is tied up by one rather loud and demanding footballer. In the end it is this one man who fills Jerry's client roster. Not to be daunted, Jerry strides out into the land of cubicles and coffee machines and firmly asks who would like to join him in exile.
Of course he is less than overwhelmed by the response. Just as it looks like his only colleague will be a gold fish, a young accounting clerk named Dorothy, who was inspired by Jerry's mission statement, pipes up and falteringly joins the crusade. Unfortunately she has a very young son named Ray and no other means of support. This puts Jerry under a little more pressure than he needed which is well illustrated when, before they even get out of the building's elevator, Dorothy starts enquiring about her health plan.
But in the end Jerry finds a strength he didn't know he had, an empathy he has never needed before, an integrity that used to be a handicap and finally he finds the love of his life. If you dream about finding any of these things in your own life I suggest you could do a lot worse than following Jerry's example.
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Summary: I am Complete.
Review: I could break the movie down by its demographics, but other reviewers have already taken care of that. So I'll take this opportunity to thank the screenwriters for the brilliant and inspiring job they did of writing the characters played by actors Cuba Gooding Jr. and Regina King as a young, intelligent, supportive, and loving African-American couple. It was overdue for a mainstream film.
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Summary: Jerry Magire review
Review: This is definitly one of my favorite movies that I have ever seen, it's both hilarious but also touches your heart, I may sound a little weird here but this movie was something that inspired me to go out on a limb in doing what is right, and- well it was just a great movie overall, just the story of a man finally discovering himself at the age of 35, and leaving all that he sought security in, and how in the end it all paid off.Great Movie.
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Summary: Superb
Review: I always have been a big fan of Tom Cruise and this movie was one of his finest performances. Renee Zelwegger also remarkable. It was a kind of movie that you could see over and over again. It's a must see
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Summary: Movie Great, DVD Not
Review: This movie is, by all means, one of the greatest ever; you can watch it again and again, with no hesitation whatsoever. However, i am definitevely not pleased with the DVD features. Movies with this calliber - masterpieces like this one - should deserved all the credits possible, and should be equiped with the latest and fullest details and special features.
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Summary: LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT REGINA KING
Review: I THOUGHT THE MOVIE WAS GREAT, AND THERE WERE PARTS THAT REALLY MOVED ME. IN MY HEAD, I AM STILL WONDERING WHY REGINA KING DID NOT GET HER A NOMINATION...SHE WAS SO FIERCE. REGINA IF YOU EVER READ THIS....YOU LET THEM HAVE IT!
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