His character is so ruthless, he would not only walk over his mother's grave, he would sell tickets to it if he could make a buck off of it. His performance is frighteningly believable. Gooding gives a complex performance as an athlete trying to cope with instant wealth. Viewers worth less than a million may have difficulty understanding Rod's predicament, but Gooding provides heart and style to the role. Tom Cruise's movies inevitably have a love angle.
Someone has to be there for the female members of the audience to identify with.
In this film, relative unknown Renee Zellweger plays young widow Dorothy Boyd. She is the only one who leaves the agency to come to work for Jerry's new company. He tries to make up for it by making lame jokes about not wanting to be like Clarance Thomas. She reassures him that he is not. Jerry, remember, does not do that intimacy thing.