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movie review - Jerry McGuire

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 1997.01.14

The crowd went and saw this one. Tom Cruise puts in the performance of his life, by which I mean he actually acts. It's about an agent whose late night epiphany leads to his immediate sacking, and what happens next. Way too preachy, and also somewhat too long. But for once I couldn't see the plot of a Cruise movie coming from the third scene, and it is supported by memorable sentiments and good supporting roles.

Now if everyone would just stop saying that one line from the movie.

Recommended.

rand()m quote

A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.

—Somerset Maugham