Jerry Maguire . Tucson Weekly . 12-26-96

Jerry Maguire

DIRECTED BY: Cameron Crowe

REVIEWED: 12-26-96

This chirpy, semi-sweet bit of holiday cheer comes to us straight from the heart of Cameron Crowe, the talented writer and director of Singles and Say Anything. Here, he shoots for Capra-esque comedy with mixed results. The title character, a mega watt sports agent, loses his job, his fiancée, and his bearings, requiring love (in all of its forms) to come to the rescue. To say this is a vehicle for Tom Cruise is an understatement: He's got more face time than Tammy Faye in a hall of mirrors, and he gets to utilize all of his impressive vulnerabilities in giant, unseemly close-up. Still, there are more clever bits than you'd imagine; and Crowe is always funny, though here he plays it sentimental, copping shameless milage out of adorable kids and tearful speeches. Enjoyable enough, but it's got more pop than fizz.--P.M.

--Piers Marchant

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