Tom & Jerry

From what I've seen, the production team really stayed as closely as possible to the quick-witted humor that made "Tom & Jerry" the cat and mouse duo many came to know dating back to the 1940s and 50s. To have their tomfoolery (eh?) now be used in the modern times in a live-action setting? Well, it seems to be a step up from its fully animated 1992 predecessor, which had them speaking and singing.

Here in 2021, keeping them mute is better off as they don't need words when all their actions always spoke volumes. The throwbacks to their past cartoon shorts was a great tribute. It also fills me with glee Warner Bros. used some archival recordings of William Hanna and Mel Blanc to give off the screaming and yelling sounds Tom makes when in pain or in fear. What a way to honor these men who gave Tom a voice.

As for the plot? There's not much there when you place familiar faces like Chloe Grace Moretz, Colin Jost, Michael Peña, and Ken Jeong getting caught in the crossfire of the duo's antics in a lavish hotel setting in New York City. Chloe's character Kayla does her best at her new job, but proves difficult with the chaos that ensues. It's just okay. I can understand from Chloe that she cited Bob Hoskins as her inspiration to interact with animated characters, much like what he did as Detective Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (a classic).

Cartoon animals sharing the screen with live-action characters has been done countless times in the past, so overall, this live-action/animated film does give off an old-school charm of classic cartoon violence and slapstick humor, but it just falls short on expectations. My one nitpick is relying too much on today's trends and lifestyles. They don't need them to be funny. It's no Roger Rabbit, but definitely fun for kids. For adults who grew up watching the original cartoon shorts? You can sit this one out and stick with the originals for a good laugh.

A { Micro } Review ; And A -{ B i g }- Screen Review .

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Chef Jackie : " I will not let this hotel be ruined by a cat and a mouse 😡❗" ( referring, Of Course, to the 'demolition duo' of Tom and Jerry ) .

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Fun Fact 🌝 : Over the course of its original run, the -{ Madly }- talented animation duo of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera produced an Un-equivocally impressive total of One-hundred-and-fourteen " Tom and Jerry " short movies for MGM from 1940 to 1958. During this time, they won a Whopping -{ S E V E N 🙆 💥❗}- Academy Award in the 'Best Animated Short Film' category. Well, although that fact certainly helped -{ Motivate }- me to watch " Tom and Jerry " { 2021 }, it is 'in no way' meant to be a hint from me-to-you, that -{ This }- particular iteration of the world famous entertainment franchise is in any way worthy of a 'Best Feature' Oscar .

👉{ However }👈 , EVEN having said that, I want to make it clear that : ' just the very contemplation ' : of the " Genuinely Phenomenal Levels Of Imagination" that it must have taken the dramatically & -{ Comedically }- Fabulous 💎❗Chloë Grace Moretz { & a whole -Host- of other Principal-characters } to, well ...( basically )... perform -The Entire Picture- opposite their two " Leading Critters " who ( in-point-of-fact ), well... didn't really even EXIST-At-All ...leaves one in complete " Awe " of -not only- their collective Acting Prowess 💜❗, but also with a 'Profound' sense of -{ Respect }- for the impressively ambitious scope of the overall project, itself .

Summary : I -Sincerely- recommend enjoying this just as more of a casual, 'at home, sort of watch'..... { -Unless- , Of Course , you happen to be chaperoning 👉( Pre-Teens )👈 to the Movies ( & hopefully in a safe watching environment, at that ) } ...& -{ Not }- as a full fledged cinema-Event, especially for those of you who may tend to be financially conservative in terms of their big-screen movie watching habits, & more so at this time of ( general ) global hardship. You -{ Won't }- be remiss, watching it on a streaming platform, or on Dvd , -{ INSTEAD }- . A " Supportive , -{ Pandemic Considerate }- " 6.50 out of 10 😘 🐭 🐱 .

Tom and Jerry is part of our childhood memories, their sweet rivalry is what I expected from this movie and the movie serves its purpose. It's a nice attempt to bring the classic cartoon show to a live action movie, the movie has its funny elements and classic cat and mouse chase scenes. Also they tried to show an emotional angle between Tom and Jerry which I didn't mind but was a bit cringy. In conclusion I'd say if you loved the original show, just go for it.... You wouldn't be disappointed. And don't pay attention to 1 star reviewreviews

If the studio had spent as much money on story development and animation as it did for the "bot reviews", this motion picture could have been at least an "8". It seems Tim Story and the rest of the people involved in creating this mis-step either have not seen any of the original Tom & Jerry shorts, or have seriously misunderstood them. Off the top of my head, I can think of four different scenarios that would be faithful to the original cartoons and still make it relevant. And I'm not even WGA.

After "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" set the animated characters-and-live actor bar (many years ago, no less) any effort that does not at least come up to that standard is inexcusable. It is, however, a good example of the lengths a studio will go to in an effort to try and salvage a movie that they know is off the mark: trailers and promos that make it seem better than it is, and paid reviewers to boost the overall rating.

This movie was good and fun all my kids and family enjoyed it. Everyone complaining about it being focused on a wedding instead of all Tom & Jerry just need to stop. This movie could not survive if it was about just Tom & Jerry it needed more so I was fine with the way they did it.

Stop complaining and watch it for what it is people expect to much from the simplest movies.