I don’t know why but Cuba Gooding Jr’s football hit in Jerry Maguire always bothered me

WTH is that bottom gif?

NVM. I forgot about that scene. LOL

From the time he “wakes up” it is cringey as hell. One of the worst scenes ever. Dumb beyond belief.

It’s a little hokey but that’s Cameron Crowe for you.

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Jerry Maguire is just not a good movie.

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We live in a cynical world, a cynical world, and we post on a message board of tough critics.

I love Jerry McGuire. It completes me.

More re-watchable than say, "Singles" ... but doesn't hold up like "Almost Famous".

I doubt that they shot that end zone catch practically .... looks like manipulated real game footage.

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Tridentds

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Hello

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Like most movies from the era, it's first and foremost, a love story. It's a love story within the game of football. Good for a date, but not very re-watchable.

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But it’s a terrible love story. None of the characters supposedly in loving relationships are very likable. The idea that Jerry and whatshername would fall in love with each other is just not believable. I was more convinced that Jerry fell in love with whatsername’s kid and was just using the kid’s mom for convenient access.

Jerry was rich enough to be hooking up with much younger tail and he had the a-hole personality that could easily achieve that goal. Whatshername was just a meek bore with no redeeming qualities. A 4 at best. Jerry should be pulling 8s or higher with the capacity for settling for 7s (but no lower) on slow nights.

Instead, Jerry loved children, and that message was loud and clear.

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More re-watchable than say, "Singles

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Singles is great if you want to time-travel.

I mean that is a time-capsule movie of early 90's...

And music and clothes and the way films were made. The era is so omnipresent in your face that you can't escape it...and now can be off-putting if you weren't a fan of the early 90's cultural ethos.

But it's still a good movie...but its weird watching it now.

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But it’s a terrible love story. None of the characters supposedly in loving relationships are very likable. The idea that Jerry and whatshername would fall in love with each other is just not believable. I was more convinced that Jerry fell in love with whatsername’s kid and was just using the kid’s mom for convenient access.

Jerry was rich enough to be hooking up with much younger tail and he had the a-hole personality that could easily achieve that goal. Whatshername was just a meek bore with no redeeming qualities. A 4 at best. Jerry should be pulling 8s or higher with the capacity for settling for 7s (but no lower) on slow nights.

Instead, Jerry loved children, and that message was loud and clear.

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If this is truly how you viewed the movie, then

it did