SHOW ME THE MONEY!! It's gonna be a weekly-updated blog eventually but I thought I'd post more frequently now to kickstart the blog. =D Yes, if you're all second-guessing already, I'm a Tom Cruise fan. I can't exactly put my finger on it (good plot, good character development, good directing, a bit of everything, I dunno..), but I really enjoyed most of his films and many of them will be reviewed here on Dusty and Nice (I promise my next review won't be a Tom Cruise film though, in case I bore you to death =P).
Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is the typical sports agent, whose objective in life was to have as many clients as possible, and working to get them the best contracts (earning himself a healthy commission as well). However, one fateful night, as though his inner senses were awakened, he did not feel that his objectives in life was morally right. Having this new-found belief, he shared it with his colleagues. However, in the business world where profit-making is the number one priority for any firm, his new-found belief was contradictory to that and he ends up getting fired. Having to start anew on his own, he tries to garner support from his colleagues, but ends up only getting Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger) , an accountant, to leave the agency and join him. Among the many clients that he has under the agency, he only ends up with Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr), his least important client with a very strong ego.
And so, Jerry embarks on his journey to revive his career with Rod as his only client. Initially disheartened that he is left with his least important client to work with, Jerry decides to stay true to his new-found beliefs and in this process, makes new friends, and finds true love.
This show definitely illustrates a very good point that colleagues and friends are two separate groups (friends can be colleagues but colleagues can never be friends). Navigating your way through a morally gray world while sticking firmly to your own beliefs is tough and sacrifices will need to be made but at the end of the day, the results can be satisfying and makes all of it seem worthwhile.
On top of great performances by Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger and Cuba Downing Jr, this award-winning film by Cameron Crowe is full of ups and downs, littered with moments of great laughter as well as touching moments that will make you cry. 5/5!
Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is the typical sports agent, whose objective in life was to have as many clients as possible, and working to get them the best contracts (earning himself a healthy commission as well). However, one fateful night, as though his inner senses were awakened, he did not feel that his objectives in life was morally right. Having this new-found belief, he shared it with his colleagues. However, in the business world where profit-making is the number one priority for any firm, his new-found belief was contradictory to that and he ends up getting fired. Having to start anew on his own, he tries to garner support from his colleagues, but ends up only getting Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger) , an accountant, to leave the agency and join him. Among the many clients that he has under the agency, he only ends up with Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr), his least important client with a very strong ego.
And so, Jerry embarks on his journey to revive his career with Rod as his only client. Initially disheartened that he is left with his least important client to work with, Jerry decides to stay true to his new-found beliefs and in this process, makes new friends, and finds true love.
This show definitely illustrates a very good point that colleagues and friends are two separate groups (friends can be colleagues but colleagues can never be friends). Navigating your way through a morally gray world while sticking firmly to your own beliefs is tough and sacrifices will need to be made but at the end of the day, the results can be satisfying and makes all of it seem worthwhile.
On top of great performances by Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger and Cuba Downing Jr, this award-winning film by Cameron Crowe is full of ups and downs, littered with moments of great laughter as well as touching moments that will make you cry. 5/5!
