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      Jerry and Tom

      R Released Jan 19, 1998 1h 46m Crime Drama List
      75% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Tom (Joe Mantegna) is a hardened assassin with an eager but boorish apprentice, Jerry (Sam Rockwell). While waiting in a coffee shop for orders to take out their next target (Peter Riegert), Tom reminiscences about his life as a hired killer. He tells the story of how his boss, Vic (Charles Durning), is supposedly the man who killed both Elvis and JFK. He also tells about the time he struggled to execute an old friend (Ted Danson) and his regret over once mistakenly killing the wrong target. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 03 Buy Now

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      Steve D Too dark to be remotely funny. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review adam b A very subtle film directed carefully. Nothing especially special happens in the film but it's quality Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review l g Stumbled onto this in Xfinity On Demand. Worth one watch for sure. Younger people won't care for it, unless you're maybe somehow involved in the film industry. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The murder victim cameos were the best part... Danson and William Macy stole the screen until they died. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member A hidden indie gem that I'd never heard of, but was very entertained by. Even if it's a lesser-than Tarantino/Scorsese wannabe, it has charm and direction I dug, plus a great cast. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review jesse o I think this movie, while not great, certainly blends Tarantino-style dialogue with Scorsese execution. In many ways this is like watching a more modest and smaller version of GoodFellas. Neither Jerry or Tom are really that far up on the mob ladder, they're really two-bit hitmen. The story is deceptively simple, Tom brings Jerry into their business. At first Jerry is apprehensive and nervous about doing a job. As time progresses, Jerry becomes a little too reckless and cocky for his own good, so Tom has to rein him in, to keep both Jerry and himself safe and out of trouble. Simple enough. Problem is the film feels more like a series of skits than a full-fledged narrative. Yes, Jerry does go through a change and his change from nervous rookie to ruthless killer is the thread that's holding all of this together, but it's not great. It's just barely a narrative. Thankfully, the dialogue, which feels like something out of a Tarantino movie, is very good and Sam Rockwell and Joe Mantegna have great chemistry together. That certainly makes the film's structure a little more tolerable and I do find the script really well-written, with plenty of clever lines, but I don't think that the movie is probably as fully realized as it could've been. I can imagine everybody raving after reading this script for the first time. Maybe not raving vociferously, but definitely feeling very positive about it. It doesn't come that way on screen unfortunately. I don't blame the script, I don't even blame the treatment itself, but it just didn't come together as well as it could've. Still this was a good, solid movie with great dialogue and good acting, these elements just don't come together to make a great film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Globe and Mail Rated: 4/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rubinek has promise as a director, but it won't be completely realized until he finds better material. Rated: 2/4 Jan 8, 2010 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 5, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide Rated: 76/100 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Tom (Joe Mantegna) is a hardened assassin with an eager but boorish apprentice, Jerry (Sam Rockwell). While waiting in a coffee shop for orders to take out their next target (Peter Riegert), Tom reminiscences about his life as a hired killer. He tells the story of how his boss, Vic (Charles Durning), is supposedly the man who killed both Elvis and JFK. He also tells about the time he struggled to execute an old friend (Ted Danson) and his regret over once mistakenly killing the wrong target.
      Director
      Saul Rubinek
      Producer
      John Dunning, André Link, Joe Mantegna, Jeff Sackman, Ralph Zimmerman
      Screenwriter
      Rick Cleveland
      Distributor
      Showtime Entertainment, Miramax Films
      Production Co
      Lions Gate Films
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 19, 1998, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 14, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 46m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital, Surround
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