Tom and Jerry (2020)
Chloë Grace Moretz, Ken Jeong, Michael Peña and Colin Jost (Saturday Night Live) star in this live-action/animated feature alongside the classic Hanna-Barbera characters.
Jerry (the mouse) has taken up residence in a fancy Manhattan hotel, a life that's going swimmingly until a street-smart new employee (Moretz) teams up with Tom (the cat) to rid the premises of their rodent problem ahead of a lavish wedding ceremony.
Less2020Rating: G101 minsUSA
AnimatedKids & Family
- Director:
- Tim Story ('Shaft (2019)', 'Ride Along', 'Fantastic Four')
- Writer:
- Eric GravningKatie SilbermanApril ProsserKevin Costello
- Cast:
- Chloë Grace MoretzMichael PeñaKen JeongColin JostRob DelaneyChristina ChongPallavi ShardaBrian Stepanek
Tom and Jerry (2020) | Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
A movie that seems to have been made by people who don't understand the history, true nature or appeal of their iconic characters.
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Hollywood Reporter
Tom & Jerry is five to ten minutes of action... surrounded by an inordinate amount of unimaginative, unfunny human-based conflict.
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A.V. Club
Tom And Jerry can't even let the cat and mouse escape from such bogus, contemporary studio-film standards...
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Daily Telegraph
The film opens on three rapping pigeons... and somehow goes downhill from there.
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The Guardian
Very young kids might find some enjoyment in the brightly hued, fast-paced mania of it all, but those with any real affection for the pair of violently opposed animals will leave unimpressed.
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The Times
Nothing will prepare you for the tone-deaf nature of this live-action abomination...
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The Age
Taken on its merits, this is perfectly harmless entertainment, from which your children should return at least somewhat amused...
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Daily Mail
The human cast, led wonderfully by Moretz, do a really top-notch comic job, aided by some genuinely funny one-liners and a handful of excellent visual gags...
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The Australian
Despite the skill and fidelity of the artists... it all falls a bit flat...
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Stuff
Thanks to Moretz, Story and Costello, Tom and Jerry was not only tolerable, it had moments of invention, hilarity and heart.
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Variety
No, Tom & Jerry won't be winning any Oscars... But it's good enough to go down easy.
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The New York Times
A sad, desperate attempt to make Tom and Jerry the one thing they never were: cool.
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RogerEbert.com
Will fail equally for adults who grew up on Tom and Jerry, and their kids who have never heard of these characters.
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Rolling Stone
The actors got cheques. The cat and mouse got to relive their glory days one last time, and no one called them Itchy or Scratchy, not once.
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Vulture
You know you're in for trouble right at the start, when the pigeons begin rapping.
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Los Angeles Times
If you're in a mood for this flavour of cartoon violence, you're better off hunting down the classic shorts or episodes of Tom and Jerry's past TV shows.
Full reviewTom and Jerry (2020) | Release Details
Tom and Jerry (2020) is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Neon and Neon Rentals.