Tom & Jerry
2021 · Directed by Tim Story
Original language: English
- comedy
- family
- animation
The story
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York hotel, where a scrappy employee named Kayla will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry before a high-class wedding at the hotel. Her solution? Hiring Tom to get rid of the pesky mouse.
What it’s like
Bright, glossy studio daylight and saturated hotel interiors: marble lobbies, gold trim, pastel wedding florals, all rendered in a clean digital sheen that makes the cartoon characters pop against real Manhattan locations. Camera work is busy and kinetic, with quick cuts, sweeping crane moves through the hotel and slapstick set pieces framed for maximum visual gag, while the score is bouncy, orchestral and cheerful with brassy comic stings. The vibe is bright, breezy and unbothered, a sugary cartoon-chase comedy for a lazy Saturday afternoon or a family movie night. Pacing is brisk and rhythmic, built around escalating physical mishaps, and the emotional register stays warm and light, following a young woman's scramble to save her job and a pair of old rivals who keep crashing into each other. The intensity is mild: frequent cartoon violence (anvils, explosions, falls, smashed furniture) that is bloodless and played for laughs, with some crude slapstick and a mild innuendo or two. It suits families with younger children and anyone who wants undemanding, goofy, feel-good fun.
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