Moving,gripping, fantastic film

Rating: Null/10 (16 March 2004)

This is a superb film in every facet, it has a little bit of everything and thats why its so hard to categorize.It has comedy, romance and action in equal portions.
Cameron Crowe wrote and directed this film and he did both superbly. The dialogue is sharp throughout and not a word is wasted, and as a director he allows the film to flow beautifully and manages to keep your full attention for 140mins. The action moves from side splittingly funny to moving and back to funny seamlessly.But Crowe's job is made far easier by the cast that was put before him.
Cruise puts in one of his best performances along with Renee Zellweger, but the real star for me was Cuba Gooding Jr in his Oscar winning support role. He plays the arrogant, funny and ultimately loveable American footballer player Rod Tidwell. Cruise is his agent and has just lost everything he had worked so hard to get by sending a mission statement to his office criticising their way of doing things.His only client is Rod Sidwell and his only friends Dorothy Boyd and her cute kid. Together they have to make it work.
The score is upbeat and cool like the rest of the film,The film was nominated for five academy awards and in another year would have cleared up. This is definitely in my Top Ten films of all time and I highly recommend you buy it. Full marks 10 out of 10.