The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Animation · Comedy · Family · 1992
The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exploited by a greedy guardian.
Movie details
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
“The world's most famous cat and mouse in their first motion picture.”
1992 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exploited by a greedy guardian.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Tom and Jerry: The Movie?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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The Tale of Despereaux
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The Rescuers
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The Aristocats
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Phil Roman
Written by
Dennis Marks
Richard Kind
Tom (voice)
Dana Hill
Jerry (voice)
Anndi McAfee
Robyn (voice)
Tony Jay
Lickboot (voice)
Rip Taylor
Captain Kiddie (voice)
Henry Gibson
Applecheek (voice)
Michael Bell
Ferdinand / Straycatcher #1 (voice)
Court is in session
Put Tom and Jerry: The Movie on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.