Wednesday, 25 June 1997 |
Written by
Bill Warren
|
title:
Jerry Maguire
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studio:
TriStar Home Video
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding Jr., Regina King, Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Hunt, Jay Mohr, Kelly Preston.
release year:
1996
film rating:
Four stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Cameron Crowe's script for Jerry Maguire defies current Hollywood
wisdom: it lacks the three-act structure, and in fact lacks much
structure at all. But it was easily one of the best movies of 1996.
It's perfectly cast, with the best role Tom Cruise had in years, as
well as star-making parts for both Renee Zellweger and Cuba Gooding,
Jr., who won the Supporting Actor Oscar. It's tender, emotional, funny,
romantic and tough-minded. Not the least of its virtues is six-year-old
Jonathan Lipnicki, a funny, bright and utterly lovable little boy, who
never seems a bit precocious, and so never wears out his welcome.
