劇情:★★★★★
演員:★★★★★
傑瑞麥奎爾(Jerry Maguire)是一名運動員經紀人。原本意氣風發,因觸怒上司而丟了飯碗,瞬間所有同事、客戶、友人、甚至未婚妻都離他而去,只有純真善良的單親媽媽桃樂絲波伊(Dorothy Boyd)願意隨他一起出走。兩人胼手胝足打造一間小公司,服務傑瑞僅存的客戶羅德廷威(Rod Tidwell)。傑瑞經歷了一場人生風暴,也學會了怎麼去愛人…
有人說湯姆克魯斯(Tom Cruise)的長相會讓人忽略他的演技,我只同意後半部(笑)因為我覺得他並沒有帥到誇張的地步,但他的演技的確不錯!即使好像都用那同一套來演。但是,他「那一套」用在這部電影是恰到好處,傑瑞從得意到失意、從放縱到務實、從冷漠到深情,跟周遭人之間的愛情(桃樂絲)、友情(羅德)、親情(雷)也火花四散、非常動人。這也是我唯一看到流淚的湯姆克魯斯電影!
除了湯姆克魯斯的魅力,上述幾位跟他演對手戲的演員也功不可沒!當年我沒聽過蕾妮齊薇格(Renée Zellweger)的名字,還疑惑為何選她當女主角,現在覺得女主角無人能出其右!小童星強納森林普尼基(Jonathan Lipnicki)的童稚嗓音和自然的表情,在在惹人憐愛,少了他這部電影肯定失色一半(嘆:可惜這小子一長大就變得不上相了)。至於因本片一鳴驚人得到奧斯卡最佳男配角的小古巴古丁(Cuba Gooding, Jr.)也非常稱職,只是他到現在也只有這部比較紅而已…
Rod: It’s a very personal, very important thing. Hell, it’s a family motto. Now are you ready? Just checking to make sure you’re ready. Here it is–show me the money. OHHH! SHOW! ME! THE! MONEY! Doesn’t it make you feel good just to say that, Jerry? Say it with me one time brother!
Jerry: …Show you the money.
Rod: Oh, come on, you can do better than that! I want you to say it brother with meaning! Hey, I got Bob Sugar on the other line I better hear you say it!
Jerry: Yeah, ye–no, show you the money!
Rod: AH! Not show YOU! Show ME the money!
Jerry: Show me the money!
Rod: Yeah, that’s it brother but you got to yell that shit!
Jerry: Show me the money!
Rod: Louder!
Jerry: Show me the money!
「Show me the money」(給我錢)還曾被美國電影學會選為百大電影名台詞之一!