JERRY MAGUIRE (1996) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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Tom Cruise was so good in this movie, truly one of his best. People tend to forget that there is an excellent actor behind his blockbuster action Hollywood star persona.
Somehow Tom Cruise was his MOST Tom Cruisiest in this movie. Every mannerism that Cruise impersonators always do was on display here.
I thought he gave a really good performance in Born on the Fourth of July.
He gives an amazing performance in Magnolia, so far from his typical role.
A lot of people must have thought after watching this big "chewing up the scenery" performance that Tom Cruise is just a little crazy, but he's actually a great actor and makes great choices for his characters. He decided Jerry would be this combination of a slick and sharky agent and also this eccentric, unsure, well intentioned guy, and he shifts from the former to the latter over the course of the movie. For the biggest movie star he's surprisingly different in each movie.
He is absolutely amazing in Rain Man as well. More than held his own with Dustin Hoffman.
I loved the synchronized sitting up at the part when he walked back into the house to get her back. It was absolutely adorable.
Coincidentally they did the "Dallas Shift" during that particular game.
And THIS is why I write romance novels..
It is such a shame, that this great actor is a scientology psycho in real life... he is better actor, than a human being...
This movie is great. Cuba Gooding Jr won the Oscar for his amazing job
"SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!"
Fun Fact: The story for this movie was reportedly based on real-life Orange County agent Leigh Steinberg (who makes a cameo in this movie as Troy Aikman's agent, which he was in real life). Steinberg's ex-partner David Dunn tried to lure away many of Steinberg's clients, just as Jay Mohr's Bob Sugar does in this movie.
Another Fun Fact: Jonathan Lipnicki showed up on the set one day telling everyone that "the human head weighs eight pounds". Writer, produce and director Cameron Crowe liked it so much he wrote it into the script.
Also, Regina King was really pregnant during the filming of this movie.
Another fun fact PIB makes over $100k a year to watch movies just from patreon.
Regina King is magic! She was in this movie as Cuba gooding Jr won an Oscar and the same with Jamie Foxx as he won an Oscar with Ray (about Ray Charles)
She was great in the Big Bang Theory as the HR director too lol.
@@LiveINtheGood53 Regina King is incredible in pretty much everything to this day.
One of my favorite Tom Cruise movies. So many iconic lines! "Show me the money"!! "Help me help you"!The kid is adorable. "Did you know the human head weighs ten pounds"? Lol 😆
Of course, "You had me at hello". ❤
RIP Kelly Preston.
"The human head weighs 8 lbs", friend.
"You complete me"
@@brandonreed09 I can only hear this in the voice of the "Joker" now
Love this movie. Renee Zellweger is so effervescent in this and has good chemistry with Cruise here. The whole movie is so quotable and memorable. I’ve probably seen this twenty times.
"I didn't, shoplift, the pooty."
You wanna see Zelwegger be effervescent, see Love And A .45
@@tempsitch5632 Or Nurse Betty. I think she was amazing there, but nobody ever talks about that role. It’s always Bridget Jones.
@@mojoshivers Oh yeah, good one. That movie rented really well way back when I worked in a video store. Empire Records too.
She sucked in Appaloosa though.
@@nsasupporter7557 She wouldn’t like Irene or Love And A .45. I was joking about Zellweger’s effervescence because it’s such a crazy violent movie.
“shoplifting the pooty” is definitely one of my favorite lines. Cuba played Rod Tidwell perfectly! Totally deserved that Oscar!
This one stands the test of time. It's also a reminder of just how great Cruise is as an actor -- not just a "movie star." I hope to see him return to this kind of work one day.
Jerry Cantrell, the lead guitarist for Alice in Chains, makes a cameo as the clerk who says, "hang your balls out there." 😂
Glenn Frey of the Eagles is the Arizona team owner.
Wow I never noticed and AIC is one of my favorite bands
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 when I started reading your comment, I was like "Hahaha he meant to say Jerry O'Connell is the Quarterback. How did he mix that up with the guitarist from AIC?!!" ...and then I read the rest of the comment 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The appearance of Jerry Cantrell makes absolute sense when you know this is a Cameron Crowe film.
"Oh, I need justice."
20 years later, the NFL made mock "where are they now?" documentaries about Jerry Cushman and Rod Tidwell. Cushman dropped out of the NFL after only four years due to a severe, crippling case of... athlete's foot. His father is on the documentary, talking about how heartbroken he was, because the Cushmans have always been "stronger than oak."
36:47 Loved how you both sat up so you could listen intently to Jerry's speech to his wife.
"You complete me" The most perfect romantic line in movie history 😍
Followed up by the next perfect line.
Such a great movie. Cruise, Zellweger, Bonnie Hunt, and Kelly Preston (RIP) are all fantastic in this.
Preston.. one of the prettiest girls in Hollywood ever... with a set of tits to die for..
@@nooneofconsequence1251 but then she married into a could and her rise to stardom was over.
And don't forget Cuban Gooding jr.
The film contrasts Rod, a guy with an awesome functional personal life but his career is in trouble and Jerry who was on top of the world but his personal life was awful. Rod provided a blueprint for what Jerry's life could be and Jerry helped show Rod what his professional life could be
"Awful" is too strong a word to apply to Jerry especially to his entire personal life. He has a lot of great friendships, and they are part of his personal life. Also, his relationship with his fiance was actually a positive force in his life until he lost the star NFL client. Jerry definitely showed something to Rod, but Rod only advised Jerry to let the girl go if he did not love her. He never gave Jerry a blueprint for how to win her back. Jerry changed because Dorothy showed him what it was like without her and it robbed him from enjoying his new success. She completed him, not Rod.
@@chunkyMunky329Nah Jerry definitely realized his flaws when all the cameras were on Rod and all Rod was worried about was talking to his wife on the phone. Nothing else
@@condorgaming4000 That's not how psychology works. If Jerry's wife was at his house, waiting for him, he would not have had that realization. He would have just continued in his old ways. Its the combination of losing her, and then seeing a reflection of what he has lost that brought him back to her. And so, if he had not seen this with Rod, something else would have brought him to the same realization. His woman started a chain reaction that had inevitability.
They are going to LOVE this one!
The are
The human head weighs eight pounds
"You had me at hello..."
I know right!! I’m just starting it now.
Its been ages since I saw this movie. I'd forgotten how good it is. Thanks for letting me watch it with you.
did you notice the reference made to this in The Dark Knight?
26 years later, this movie is still completely, completely perfect.
This movie is SO 90s. Too bad they left out the Hootie joke. Perhaps they were too young to get it. 😊
But it still holds up well. Too bad it's been a hot minute since Cameron Crowe has made a decent film tho.
Except for the football part at the end but I am sure that part doesn’t matter.
I can't believe there aren't more reaction channels doing Jerry Maguire as a selection. In fact, this might be the ONLY one on UA-cam.
A lot of reactors have already seen it. Especially the women reactors.
I agree.
Mississippi Burning next, another very underwatched reaction movie
I've simply found that most voters in the reaction world have horrible taste lol Many great classics are ignored and that's the only explanation from what I've seen.
More channels will probably react to it now... its like a domino effect, most reactors react to the same stuff.
Bonnie Hunt is fantastic in everything she does. She pretty much steals every scene she is in. I don’t know if you’ve watched Return To Me, but you should!!! Bonnie Hunt co-wrote the film with her writing partner Don Lake, she directed it, and she has a role in the film (but she isn’t one of the main characters).
This movie blew me away as a teen, and i wasnt sure why, now im much older and it still does
I love how you two sat up in tandem for Jerry's big speech to Dorothy at the end. 😊 Great reaction to such a good movie!
That was adorable and hilarious!
*"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"* is a movie made for you two. Best and sweetest ending I've ever seen. Ben Stiller is phenomenal.
I agree! I wasn't expecting much from it, but it surprised me in how entertaining and sweet it was, and how beautiful it was to look at.
@@nsasupporter7557 You're entitled to your opinion.
Agreed, what a gem.
When Wiig comes out on stage in that little bar and looks over at Walter, then does this slight smile and tilt of the head, wow... chef's kiss indeed.
@@nsasupporter7557 We get it. You are wrong about everything all the time. How original.
@@clevelandcbi Why ?
27:21 (Bonnie Hunt) Take it easy. Don't cry at the beginning of a date. Cry at the end, like I do.
(Carly) Same!
Quite possibly the best line in the entire thing! 😎
Renee Zellwegger on acting with Tom Cruise: "He looks in your eyes and tells you he loves you, and you believe him completely. Then he goes back to his trailer and you go into six months of therapy."
Also, you've seen Kush before. He was in "Stand By Me". He played Vern, the kid who lost his jar of pennies. Grew up nice, didn't he?
Married to the original Mystique.
Dude has intense eyes. It's the Scientology I think.
@@ct6852 he’s always had intense eyes. Even in his interviews during the Risky Business years - very intense eyes and gaze.
This is one of my favorite movies. This and Almost Famous…. Man Cameron Crowe has made some great movies. This movie is so much more than just a romcom though. The writing, the acting… yes it’s sentimental, but his relationship with Rod is as important as his relationship with Dorothy. I’m glad you watched this!
Cameron Crowe also wrote and directed *VANILLA SKY* , the script being an adaptation (or remake) of the European film *ABRE LOS OJOS* , and Tom Cruise couldn't say no to this mind-blowing film. 😄
Elizabethtown is the only one I've only seen half of. And never again.
Your reactions together are always amazing and entertaining. Probably my favorite performances from Tom, Renee and Cuba.
Their simultaneous,slow motion, black & white horror reactions are top drawer.
Such a well written movie with an amazing soundtrack. Cameron Crowe is the genius behind it.
This movie was huge when it came out. Honestly, 1996 was a great year. A lot of great music, movies, sporting events, ect were released that year. It was one of the best years of my life as well.
Was it that long ago? Damn, I'm old.
The 90's were great!
Awesome year
96' was Scream to me for some reason. There were probably a lot of good ones though.
You totally missed that "Cush" was Jerry O'Connell who was the chubby kid in "Stand by Me" all grown up.
Cuba Gooding won the Academy Award for this movie.
It’s cool that you are on a Tom Cruise kick. It may be on your radar already, but you would absolutely love Rain Man. It kind of put Tom Cruise on the map as an actor. Won multiple Oscars and was the highest grossing film of 1988.
He's been acting since 1981 .. Risky Business was in 1983
@@scottbarkley496 Have to say though, Cruise wasn’t taken seriously as an actor until Rain Man. Think that’s what he meant.
I want to see Days of Thunder before anything else, personally.
@@jkhoover Excellent film. I loved the tachometer with maximum R.P.M. memory.
@@davidward9737 Agreed, and " Far and Away " has horses too.
I haven't seen this movie in years and I'm not even a huge Tom Cruise fan but there were still at least 3x that I was hit outta left field with: "Damn! That is one freaking FINE ass man!" I had forgotten just how pretty he was back in the day 😳
FYI, “Dennis” the coach of the Arizona Cardinals was Glenn Frey, guitarist and one of the lead singers of the band “The Eagles”
He was the GM of the team. Not coach. Agents don't negotiate with the head coach. Normally.
"You complete me," and "You had me at hello," were used in pop culture for years after this movie came out.
Still used
This one has to be revisited at least every couple years. It’s a good little flick. Glad y’all liked it
13:42 To be a single mother and trust someone at their WORST and is desperate is just... unbelievably COURAGEOUS
You should watch The Outsiders it has Tom Cruise as well as Patrick Swayze and Medio Estevez Ralph Macchio,, it's from the '80s and it's about teenage youth in Oklahoma City in the 1950s and 60s
I have been a huge Tom Cruise fan since I was 14 and saw Risky Business in the theater. He always brings 200% to every role he plays. This one especially is great, because it is just a great story, with a great cast, and lots of heart.
Was he good in Risky Business? Wasn't that his first role?
People tend to forget that he is the face and pretty much leader of a CULT. F his acting, when his 'church' tears apart families, tries to convert homosexuals and decides to try rape and abuse within its church and not the law. Has no contact with his CHILD from his ex wife Katie Holmes who had to FLEE under Toms awareness to break out, now he wont see his now teen daughter because she is a suppressive person, aka not in the church. But go off! He had u at hello!
"I don't have all the answers. In life, to honest, I failed as much as I succeeded... but I love my wife, I love my life.... and I wish you my kind of success."
The Late Great Dicky Fox drops some absolute truth bombs in this movie, and the above was the perfect way to end the movie. Ultimately if you're personally happy, that's all that matters... and those who are happy in their lives often find true success in their other ventures a lot more often.
One of my all-time favorite movies. So quotable. Memorable scenes and dialogue. Tom Cruise acting in this is top notch. Renee' is gorgeous and funny. Cuba Gooding, fantastic. And the kid? One of the best performances for a small child, and super cute.
The fiancee was played by Kelly Preston. She was married to John Travolta for many years but passed away in 2020. She had a small role in Christine near the start. She was the cheerleader that had the hots for Dennis, Arnie's cool (only) friend.
Edit-had to get the facts right.
About time someone looks at this movie. One of my favorite of all times. I still cry when Cuba gets hit and then hugs Jerry in the hallway.
I'm glad that at least a few people on UA-cam are watching such great classics again. Many people only watch the standard films that everyone knows, but such films are becoming more and more forgotten.
It's always enthusiasm overload when you two get together and I love it.
Something for your own time (as in don't 'work' on it as an official posting) is a beauty of an old-school rom-com directed by the sister, Bonnie Hunt, called Return To me (2000) with Minnie Driver and David Duchovny and a whole lotta warmth and charmingness.
Good choice and thanks. I had been thinking about that movie but couldn't remember the title and then forgot to look it up. lol
I love that movie! Doesn't hurt that I had a huge crush on David Duchovny at the time lol
You have no idea how much I love this movie! Its so tragically underrated
RIP Kelly Preston who played the fiance Avery. She was John Travolta's wife who died of breast cancer in 2020 at only 57 years old.
One of the greatest movies ever, that song, that cast
_Love_ how you even hide behind your blanket for romcoms. 😂 Amazing reaction.
Cameron Crowe directed his autobiographical picture Almost Famous, which is what he won his Academy Award for. He also wrote Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Say Anything, and Singles.
I've never been a big Tom Cruise fan and I remember thinking this wasn't a good enough movie as I was watching it that first time (my sudden crush on Renee Zellweger notwithstanding), but that "You complete me" speech at the very end capped by "You had me at hello" sure did pack a wallop!
25 years after first seeing Jerry Maguire it is still one of my favourite Rom-Coms of all time. Set in the Football world is what peaked my interest, but the incredible acting and writing made me love this movie.
I forgot Jerry o'connel was in this movie. He is super nice and down to earth. I did a few episodes as a background cop on Carter, and he greets everyone by name and even remembers you.
He practically owned North bay when he was filming here.
Tom Cruise's character is based on the real life agent Leigh Steinberg. He's lived a life with a lot of highs and lows. One of his current clients is Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes.
One of my favorite movies of all time. Cruise should have won an Oscar for this performance. And I fell in love with Renee Zellweger
Why ?
@@lexkanyima2195 didn't mean literally fell in love with her
I’m so glad you two reacted to this movie. It was great to revisit it. Such a fun movie. I’ve always enjoyed the quirky chemistry between Tom cruise and Renee Zellweger. And I loved seeing Kelly Preston. Rest In Peace. Kelly was fantastic in “For Love Of The Game” with Kevin Costner. That’s a movie you two should watch if you haven’t already.
Renee was MIA there for a while. Then came back and immediately won an Oscar. Lol.
I still feel goosebumps whenever Secret Garden starts playing.
Seriously. Carly needs to like be a detective in real life. She's incredibly intuitive and always guesses what's going to happen before it happens. Crazy.
I think some reactors cheat a little bit
@@EdDunkle I think this could be an Amazon or Netflix series for sure.
Who left the toilet seat up?
Who left the back gate open?
Who murdered the victim in the vestry?
I'm english so there has to be a death within a religious building, I don't make the rules; thankfully I do remember the easier story prompts.
Love this movie man. Tom Cruise has a stupidly good career. So versatile and with so many memorable films and roles...just a legend.
People tend to forget that he is the face and pretty much leader of a CULT. F his acting, when his 'church' tears apart families, tries to convert homosexuals and decides to try rape and abuse within its church and not the law. Has no contact with his CHILD from his ex wife Katie Holmes who had to FLEE under Toms awareness to break out, now he wont see his now teen daughter because she is a suppressive person, aka not in the church. But go off! He had u at hello!
One of my absolute favorite movies of all time! So beautiful.
The boy was the VIP! He is more than adorable!
That's one of the few perfect films that has such a satisfying ending.
Yes. This is a very, very good movie. Cameron Crowes best. Cuba Gooding Jr's, Oscar speech was almost the same as the ending in this movie. He won for best supporting actor. They did do some very good movies in the 1990's and the 80's - it's almost unbelievable. An early Tom Cruise movie that's fun is "Risky Business" (1983) - (It has very good music). Thanks for reacting.
We Bought a Zoo is surprisingly good.
My favorite memory of watching Jerry Maguire was the summer it came out on VHS. I think I watched it almost everyday that summer. I was a weird kid.
Tom was never better than this movie..acting wise..Born on the Fourth of July..was his best acting..this was his best romantic movie..
This is *the* role that made me fall in love with Renee. And Bonnie Hunt kills it as her sister.
Love this film so much and I loved watching it with you! With Say Anything, Almost Famous, and this film I absolutely love seeing Cameron Crowe films on this channel! I think the vibe, style, humor, romance, and heart of his films is perfect for both of you. I hope there will be more on the channel! There's Vanilla Sky (also with Tom Cruise), We Bought A Zoo, Elizabethtown, Singles, Aloha, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Crowe didn't direct that last one but he wrote it.
We Bought a Zoo!! I forgot about that one, great popcorn flick.
It's great how the sports half of this movie has "show me the money" and the romance half has "you had me at hello". Either of those two lines/scenes could have carried either storyline for a standalone two-hour movie, I'm not claiming Jerry Maguire is an all-time great but it delivers twice when some movies struggle to deliver once.
Younger immature me: this chick flick is okay to like because it's got sports 😂😂😂
My favorite romcom and yeah, mid-nineties Tom is 🤌🏼😍🔥. The pacing feels fast, the first time you watch it, but it shows Rod playing games over the course of the season in between their love story so you can get a feel of timeframes. Check Tom out in Cocktail it’s another fun love story.
Awesome commercial at the start ladies! You guys are the only channel I’ve watched were I actually enjoyed something like that and would actually consider buying it! Of course it’s because you’re both so genuine. We’re all so fortunate you guys didn’t watch all these great movies “back in the day” and we get to share your first time experience with them here!! Cheers!
The quarterback in the beginning is Jerry O'Connell. He played Verne, the fat friend in Stand By Me. I know, right? My mom couldn't believe it either when I told her.
Hi as always love your reactions. Just got to mention that was Bob Dylan's " Shelter from the Storm" at the end.. Like she's giving him shelter..in the harsh world of his job.. The song itself is pretty deep (duh..right.. it's Dylan)but it fits perfectly for this movie.✌
I’ll never forget the first time I watched this movie and that song came on at the end! I still listen to the movie version (it was previously unreleased) all the time. It’s the PERFECT song for this movie, so beyond great!
@@jessicadavis8865
Love Dylan & people that appreciate his music✌
I guess you all like romcoms. I cracked up when Cassie & Carly got into position when Jerry made his speech to get back together. Then they started coaching him! 😂😂 loved your reaction. Definitely experts on this genre!
Is it just me, or could Carly and Renee Zellweger be twins?
That scene near the end with Jerry talking in front of all the ladies would make or break that movie thank God that you had Tom Cruise in the role.
Suggest you watch more of Renee Zellwinger in "Cold Mountain" and Cubi Gooding in "As Good as it Gets."
Big fan of Tom cruise action movies but this is my favorite romance comedy and tom actually nominated for an Oscar for this role is very entertaining and had the most iconic quotes in it you the first UA-cam channel that react to so thank you so much ❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦.
"I gotta get da bonus"
--He's Canadian!
That cracked me up.
This movie barks up your tree. Renee Zellweger is beautiful. The women in the "you had me at hello." scene were not told what was going to happen. Their reactions were genuine. To see a very young Tom Cruise, watch Taps with George C. Scott. They did not try to make him taller. A great Renee Zellweger movie is Chicago with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Queen Latifah. Since you like romantic comedies, watch Bedazzled with Brendan Frazier and Kelly Labrock (Weird Science).
Cameron Crowe also directed Almost Famous, which is one of my favorite movies and also one of my favorites of your reaction videos! More music flicks would be welcomed and enjoyed. And I just love the fact that Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains has a cameo as the Copy-shop guy. EDIT: As the replies demonstrate a reaction to "Singles" would be great....that one seems like it would be right up your alley, a great cast and great music. And after that, "High Fidelity" with John Cusack & Jack Black!
Singles is better.
Music Flick? Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy and Carrie Fisher? The Blues Brothers!
Yes! I totally forgot Jerry Cantrell was in this and a reaction of “Singles” would be great!
I’m amazed you both haven’t seen this movie at least a dozen times already. I certainly have! It’s a classic!🍿
I love this movie!!!! The relationship between him & Cuba is perfect!
You guys rule!.
This is my favorite movie of all time
Thank you for taking the time
I appreciate it
I promise to keep watching/ liking and sharing this video and every video you drop
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Love the movie. Loved the reaction. I really appreciated the comment you answered back to my superchat. It made my day. Thank you for being the great person you are.
@Cassie The Ref starring Dennis Leary, Judy Davis and Kevin Spacey is an underrated gem of a Christmas set movie
The Ref is my favorite Christmas movie.
The Ref is currently in 'the middle' of the Xmas Movies poll. It's on Cassie's Radar, but probably not watched this year...
@@nsasupporter7557 Yeah but THE REF is literally underrated. It was not even close to a box office hit, and no one thinks to put it in a Top 10, let alone Top 20 list of best Christmas movies. So you're unfortunately very wrong here. THE REF **is** underrated. You're crying over an incorrect assertion.
My FAVORITE Christmas movie! Great suggestion
@@nsasupporter7557 But if it's true, it's true. You have to say what's true and then others can react accordingly.
The movie, Clay Pigeons is an underrated movie and when describing it those are the first words out of my mouth. It's one of my favorite action/suspense movies with an all star cast and an great plot, great ending. Acting, directing and photography are excellent, and yet no one's ever heard of it. What phrase describes that better?
Fun fact: the guy at the copy place in the beginning is legendary guitarist Jerry Cantrell of the awesome grundge band ALICE IN CHAINS.
Great reaction. I loved riding the roller coaster with you both. ❤️
WHAT?! I am so excited! Didn’t think you guys would end up reacting to this one!
This is one of my favorite movies ever, and in my top 5 comfort movies. Love the way the movie explores the concepts of change: the first step is having the honesty to acknowledge the problem, and while that’s a huge step to take… things don’t get easier from there. Real change is not easy - it requires us to take ownership of our actions, forces us to re-evaluate our relationships, and pushes us outside of our comfort zone. This is a concept I’ve struggled to embrace in my own life, and I love how this movie shows just how massive the journey of real change is.
Jerry has his up-all-night epiphany, sends out his mission statement, and for the rest of the movie has to figure out how to truly implement those changes in real life - and most importantly, how to be ok with the inevitable pitfalls/uncomfortable situations that come along with change, and the struggles that come along with meaningful relationships.
I think Jerry realized that he wanted real human connection, something he didn’t have anywhere in his life - not in his job and not with his fiancé. His relationships are all very surface-level, just like he’s approached his job: with the salesy mindset. You actually commented on that in your reaction, the fact that his job requires you to always be selling something. It makes sense that if you’re steeped in that lifestyle, you may struggle with having honest relationships. And if your relationships aren’t intimate enough for openness and honesty, there’s not going to be much depth and growth.
When he releases his mission statement, everyone congratulates him and acts supportive, but it’s empty support. They end up firing and abandoning him with no sense of loyalty. His fiancé is all about closing the sale and how there’s “no loyalty.” Nobody around him actually believes in or supports his mission statement. They’re all steeped in the mindset and lifestyle that he wants to escape.
Dorothy is the first person to actually want to have a discussion about it with Jerry. She wants to have real, genuine conversation about the ideals and passions that he wrote about. You can tell that when she starts talking about it with him, he’s caught off guard by someone wanting to have an actual in-depth conversation about his ideas. Later in the movie, he tells Ray “I’ve wanted to talk for so long, but nobody wants to listen.” Dorothy was the first person to seek true connection with Jerry, the first person to genuinely believe in and support his mission statement in the way he’d hoped his colleagues and fiancé would’ve.
I think he was drawn to her from the very first time they talked and I think he sensed that she was the perfect match for the man that he wanted to be, the man that wrote the mission statement. But his doubts and anxieties - mainly, about his ability to change - get in his way for most of the movie. He’s afraid that he can’t truly change, and that fear creates a chasm between him and Dorothy. His bachelor party is really where that fear settled in - great at friendship, bad at intimacy. He likely feared that he couldn’t be successful at intimacy. He likely feared that he couldn’t say “I love you” and really mean it. In the bachelor party video, they outright state that his “I love you” is a lie.
I think a lot of this movie is the inner Jerry battling with the outer Jerry. I think Jerry felt drawn to Dorothy the first time they talked, and the inner him - the man that wanted intimacy, honesty, and growth - loved her and knew that a relationship with her felt “right” in a way that his relationship with Avery never did.
BUT, the outer Jerry feared that he couldn’t change and that he couldn’t truly become the man he described in the mission statement, the man who could say “I love you” and mean it. The man that he knew Dorothy deserved.
That’s why you see so much back-and-forth and slightly confusing decisions from Jerry. He loves her and wants to be with her, so he pursues her, and yet until he gets over his own anxieties things can’t quite fall into place.
Throughout the movie, we see that he can and is changing. He’s ending the relationship with Avery that isn’t the loving, intimate relationship that he truly wants. Most importantly, he genuinely connects with and lives out his mission statement with Rod.
That connection with Rod is a process, of course - Jerry kind of retreats into old habits for a while when it comes to his job. When he’s fired, he falls back into his safe-zone: focusing on keeping as many clients as he can, listening to Avery as she tells him that there’s no loyalty and he’s the “lord of the living room” who can sell and convince anyone of anything… She really pushes him back into his old mindset. He’s struggling to live out the “more personal attention” ideal and feels (justifiably so, look at what happens with Kush…) that changing into a better person is going to lead to utter professional failure. And it does! He loses Kush, and Rod is a difficult client who doesn’t see success until the end of the movie.
But as he and Rod build rapport and a genuine relationship, they push one another to change and grow, and end of forming a true connection. By the end Rod has become a better man, and so has Jerry, and they’ve reached success because of the changes they’ve gone through. Jerry finally sees some success directly resulting from living out his mission statement. Jerry succeeds outside of his safe-zone, outside of the “no loyalty” mindset that he probably felt like he needed and couldn’t escape.
Jerry doesn’t realize all of this until the end, because of his lack of belief in his own ability to change. He doesn’t see that he’s changed through his relationship with Rod, that he and Rod pushed one another with honesty and real conversation and both became better for it - until the final game when Rod gets hurt. That’s when the depth of the relationship between them is fully realized and on display. When Jerry realizes just how connected he and Rod/Rod’s family have become, that they’ve both successfully changed, established a genuine connection, and now have a huge win professionally, he finally realizes that he can indeed change successfully - and already has!
He’s learned how to be intimate and open with people, to engage with people who push him to be better and want him to do the same for them. He didn’t really know how to handle those types of relationships previously, for example when Rod tells Jerry “you think we’re fighting and I think we’re finally talking.” Jerry didn’t know how to be in relationships with depth, honesty, confrontation, and growth. It was an uncomfortable thing for him, because of his life and relationships being so surface-level and phony.
But by the time Rod gets injured, he’s learned how to be true to himself, how to express himself, and how to fully engage in a meaningful relationship. That’s why his love confession to Dorothy is just so good - it’s a man who deeply wanted to change, struggled to do so and doubted that he could succeed, and finally realized that he already had - he just needed to get out of his own way, allow himself to be open and honest, and stop doubting himself.
One of my favorite moments of the movie is right before Jerry shows up to confess his love - the ladies in the living room are talking about change, and how difficult it is because behavioral patterns are so firmly set. It perfectly captures the exact struggles that Jerry has experienced throughout the movie, and then we get to see him burst in, express his love, and fully embrace intimacy. He wanted it all along, but didn’t know how to live it out, feared that he couldn’t live it out, and is now taking the leap and putting all of his emotions on the table. It’s him coming full-circle, a successfully changed man. So powerful and encouraging!
I always feel empowered to change and be a better person when I watch this movie. It pushes me to seek out relationships that are intimate, with people who encourage growth. Realizing we want to change is one thing, but actually living out that change is a whole other thing. It is not easy to do, and so often we end up giving up and going back to our comfort zone because our anxieties or fear of failure scare us shitless.
I love, love, love this movie! As if that wasn’t clear enough. Dorothy is a total gem, I didn’t even touch on her and Ray at all but I could write an essay about this movie. Also, Laurel is a fantastic character. I love the moment when shes smoking and overhears Jerry and Dorothy laughing and having fun. You can tell she’s still a worried older sister, but sees that there may be more to their relationship than she realized and finds their laughter adorable.
I really feel like this movie shows us the intimacy between Jerry and Dorothy, and that moment of them laughing proves that they are genuinely connecting. Especially when you compare it to Jerry’s scenes with Avery… his relationship with Dorothy is sweeter, happier, they’re comfortable with one another. We the viewer can see that Jerry loves Dorothy from pretty early on, Jerry just has to catch up and learn how to express it :)
Ugh, I love this movie. Glad you guys watched it, I had so much fun seeing your reactions!
how have you not seen Jerry Maguire! Great one. Have fun.
While this genre of film really seems right up her alley, I think the issue is just the age of the film and how old Cassie is. I saw it in college, but this film is 26 years old. If she wasn't even a teenager when it came out, she probably wouldn't have seen it in the theater and may just never have gotten around to watching older movies.
Yeah that is what I was thinking too. Right up her alley. I was born in 93 didn't see it opening night. LOL. Probably around 10 or so when i saw it. definitely one she will like and probably see again in her life. How old is Cassie and her sister? Cassie seems a little older for sure.
My favorite reactions are the movies that you would not have picked to watch yourself but end up loving. Rocky, The Natural, Jerry Mcquire, It's a wonderful life. The movies that you end up loving that you discover on the channel are the best.
Bonny hunt plays her sister...so many good roles for her like this. Also Paul's wife in, green mile!
This movie would've produced so many memes if modern internet was around back then.
Tom Cruise is interesting because I don’t remember him really being considered a heartthrob by the girls I knew back in the 80’s-90’s, but he’s a good looking guy and talented enough to make just about anything work. I mean this guy just kept cranking out hit after hit. You have Oscar winners that don’t have that kind of success or longevity. It’s really impressive.
There was definitely conversation about Brad Pitt vs. Tom Cruise "sexiest man alive" stuff, and Pitt usually won that, while Cruise won the filmography and box office battle by a landslide. I'm sure Cruise was way more interested in making great movies. Take this movie, he wasn't afraid to fall on his face and make a fool of himself and look like a goof, if that's what the movie required. He wasn't trying to just look smoldering.
@@sup9542 Sexiest man alive is magazine publicity and doesn’t mean anything. Especially when you have winners like Nick Nolte. I’m talking about what girls say about Cruise and I’ve never heard him in conversations.
If you haven't seen it... "Out of Africa" is an epic love story. Meryl Streep, Robert Redford - nuff said. 👋 Carly✌️
Great reaction!
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This is actually my fav Tom Cruise movie. It's really one of his best work 👍😁
There needs to be more reactions to classic romcoms. I liked this.
Thank you Ladies. That was back to form and one of your best 😊
1996 was absolutely Tom Cruise at his zenith. He was only 34, in his physical prime and had two major box office hits in Mission Impossible...which became his signature franchise, and Jerry Maguire which was one of the most quoted movies of the 1990's and earned him an Oscar nod. Very few actors have had a year as good as Tom Cruise had in 1996.
The wedding part also confused me. It was too fast but also in the way it was edited. Felt like it should have a couple more scenes in between that.
this movie is a classic. might be my favorite Tom Cruise performance.