Tom Cruise struck gold again with this feel-good romantic comedy, landing another Best Actor Oscar nomination. "Jerry Maguire" was one of the most successful films of 1996, and "Show Me the Money" became one of the most annoying catch phrases of that year. While the Oscar nomination for Cameron Crowe's screenplay was undeserved, the supporting performances by Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Jonathan Lipnicki make the film worth seeing.
The first half of the film has the theme 'See the sports agent hit rock bottom'. Jerry Maguire (Cruise) works for evil conglomerate Sports Management International. He writes a memo condemning corporate greed, and soon is fired. All his clients but one are stolen by arch-rival Bob Sugar (Jay Mohr). His sole remaining athlete is wide receiver Rod Tidwell (Gooding), who is talented but has an attitude problem.
Now broke, Cruise breaks up with his violent
playmate Kelly Preston. On the rebound, he takes
up with single mother Dorothy (Renee Zellweger),
who lives with her son Ray (Lipnicki) and
world-weary older sister Laurel (Bonnie Hunt).
Cruise loves exuberant, nerdy-looking Ray more
than Dorothy, leading to much pouting and trauma
on her part. But no worries, a happy ending for
all concerned is inevitable.
Maguire's career is initially destroyed by his
manifesto, which contains such blasphemy as 'less
clients, less money'. Writing the memo is perhaps
the only moment his character seems emotionally
honest. He clings to Tidwell out of desperation,
marries Dorothy out of guilt, and returns to her
apparently because Tidwell caught a touchdown
pass. While Cruise can convey frustration well,
he is otherwise flat, and is outperformed by his
supporting cast. Gooding makes Cruise look stiff,
while Zellweger makes him seem obliging but
disinterested.
The Academy Awards loved "Jerry Maguire",
however, nominating the film for Best Picture.
Joe Hutshing was nominated for Best Film Editing,
while Gooding won the Oscar for Best Supporting
Actor. (60/100)
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