Jerry and Tom (1998)
Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his old friend Karl.
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Great visuals, story delivers no surprises
It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
This was so far out in left field that the turf touched the sky; so flaky that Post cereals could produce enough Wheaties to feed the Arizona Diamondbacks indefinitely. The film was ultra violent and bizarre with oddly interesting dialogue and an even stranger storyline. I loved the way the camera would slink from the old into the new scene without any definable break in the order of events. It took me a few minutes to realize I was not into a standard movie and a while longer to understand I was being entertained by a very offbeat experience. J&T was black comedy at it's most midnight shade: funny, spooky, creepy, but above all a real gas. 4 stars.
Is this a mob flick? A comedy? A drama? A satire? Who knows?What is Hollywood's fascination with the worst of society? This is the sort of film that makes violence and bloodshed seem normal and prompts teen-agers to open fire on their classmates. And if its cavalier attitude toward death isn't enough, the film has an endless stream of gratuitous profanity. If we have to have blue language in our movies, couldn't we at least have imaginative swearing rather than the constant knee-jerk insertion of the F-word in every sentence?
Some very rewarding performances make this movie about paid hitmen / car salesman a special find in your local video store. Its twice as good as Tarantino's "Jacky Brown" and features the same overly chatty style but Sam Rockwell, Joe Mategna and the other actors in this film look as if they were actually having a good time during filming. Funny cameos by William H. Macy and Ted Danson offset more poignant moments, such as a mistaken killing and the inevitable finale. Apart from the camera lingering on static scenes a little too much, its an entertaining watch. Underrated stuff.
Oops. Another victim of the indoor winter warmth. (I fell asleep again.) Jerry and Tom seemed like a pleasant enough story but with a final catch which didn't really unfetter my disinterest. Sorry. Another video review*. I must get out more.Ron* Jerry and Tom went STRAIGHT to video in the UK. I add my weight to those who think this is inexplicable