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Everybody loves Jerry !
Every once in a while, a movie comes along that lifts the spirits, gives you a smile, and makes going to the movies a great experience all over again.
Cameron Crowe, of "Say Anything" fame, succeeds in bringing to life an everyday man struggling with everyday problems of the everyday common man. This particular common man is a sports agent, a very successful and, of course, rich agent who has a stunningly attractive fiance, athletes who depend on him to make fortunes, and friends who admirably and openly tell him "I love you, Jerry!". Jerry Maguire is his name. And he is played brilliantly by the ever-so-loved Tom Cruise. Despite all the love around him, however, Jerry does one mistake. It comes in the form of a mission statement where he challenges the business and dares to open up and speak out. The friends at the firm give him an expiration date, "about two weeks!", and it's up to his one time protegee Jay Mohr to tell him that he's fired in one of the most classic moments in movie history, sitting in a restaurant surrounded by a crowd of people (the scene where Tom Cruise stares down at his glass of water after Mohr blurts out 'I'm here to let you go' is as real as reality goes). Jerry is left struggling and failing to keep his clients except for one, the obnoxious Football player Rod Tidwell (played even more brilliantly by Cuba Gooding Jnr) His fiance leaves him labeling him a 'loser' and he finds himself battling to survive with the loudmouthed client and a single mother secretary, who quits the firm for him, who is the only left admirer of his 'memo'!

Crowe, who writes and directs this movie, takes care of the characters' progress throughout the entirety of the movie. Jerry and the secretary (played by the sweet Renee Zellweger) slowly and passionately start to fall in love, and the relationship between Jerry and her only son grows from a goofy friendship into a father-son type of relation. But best of all is Jerry's one on one dialogue with Rod. Jerry can't stand the fact that he's stuck with Rod but faces the fact that he's his only hope left, and Rod still believes in Jerry and more or less becomes his right shoulder and gains him confidence. Like any other everyday man, Jerry still has people around telling him how great he is, even though he thinks very lowly of himself. This is the same theme throughout most of Crowes' films, especially "Say Anything" where John Cusack's character finds confidence through Lili Taylor.
The movie is funny. With serious drama flowing thoughout. And there are catch phrases that people everywhere quote, most commonly "show me the money!"

The DVD features two discs with loads of special features, deleted scenes, rehearsals, and the music video of Bruce Springsteen's 'Secret Garden'.

Highly recommended!

Show Me The Movie
After 1992's relatively disappointing Singles, Cameron Crowe comes back strong with Jerry Maguire. The film is a romantic comedy with the underpinning of how ethics and values are treated in today's society. Tom Cruise stars as the title character who is a highly successful sports agent. After a night of heavy drinking, he types up a mission statement that is a little too much for his firm. He becomes a pariah in the company and eventually his one time protegee (Jay Mohr) tells him he's been fired. Jerry loses all of his clients except one Arizona Cardinals wide receiver, Rod (Cuba Gooding, Jr.). Renee Zellewiger is a worker at Jerry's firm and she is the only one who takes up his offer to leave with him for the agency he's starting up. She is in love with Jerry and will do anything for him. Eventually they fall in love and Jerry makes a big score for Rod. Mr. Cruise gain exudes all the boyish charm that has made him a superstar. Ms. Zellewiger has wholesome, girl next door looks and is sweet in her role. Mr. Gooding is a whirling dervish in his role. He is a ball of energy and the scene where he gets Jerry to shout "show me the money" became a major catch-phrase and part of the lexicon. Mr. Gooding won a well deserved Best Supporting Actor Oscar and the film cemented Mr. Crowe as the best double threat (directing & writing) in movies this side of Woody Allen.

Unsportsman-like Conduct
I am not really big on gushy films...Cameron Crowe's popular romantic comedy, JERRY MAGUIRE is a solid movie, but as a 2 disc DVD, is lacking. Sports agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) feels as though his line of work is lacking clarity. When he decides to say so to his superiors, they fire him, and he loses his longtime lover, (Kelly Preston) in the process. With nowhere else to go, Jerry strikes out on his own, with the help of a single mom (Renee Zellweger). The agent tries to sign a hotshot football star (Cuba Gooding Jr.) before anyone else does. Cruise and Zellweger are fine together, however, the always reliable Bonnie Hunt as the sister of Zellweger, gets the best lines. Overall, I liked the film, sort of a longer version of the director's own, (and better film) SAY ANYTHING.

The extras on the 2 disc special edition are not as good as I thought they would be. As others have stated before, the commentary tracks (both audio and video) don't offer much about how the movie came together--rather it turns into "a play by play" and noting more. There's a series of deleted scenes with optional commentary by Crowe and the film's editor. The rehearsal footage is a bit of fun. The set includes a music video by the "Boss", a fluff piece on the making of the movie, theatrical trailers for the film, and also for AS GOOD AS IT GETS????, filmographies, and a slim photo gallery

Recommeneded for die hard fans as a purchase. For all others it's strictly a rental

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