Tom and Jerry (II) (2021) User Reviews

Retains 1940s Classic Slapstick Humor, But Too Dumbed Down

[valen060 · 6/10 · 27 February 2021]

From what I've seen, the production team really stayed as closely as possible to the quick-witted humor that made "Tom & Jerry" the cat and mouse duo many came to know dating back to the 1940s and 50s. To have their tomfoolery (eh?) now be used in the modern times in a live-action setting? Well, it seems to be a step up from its fully animated 1992 predecessor, which had them speaking and singing.

Here in 2021, keeping them mute is better off as they don't need words when all their actions always spoke volumes. The throwbacks to their past cartoon shorts was a great tribute. It also fills me with glee Warner Bros. used some archival recordings of William Hanna and Mel Blanc to give off the screaming and yelling sounds Tom makes when in pain or in fear. What a way to honor these men who gave Tom a voice.

As for the plot? There's not much there when you place familiar faces like Chloe Grace Moretz, Colin Jost, Michael Peña, and Ken Jeong getting caught in the crossfire of the duo's antics in a lavish hotel setting in New York City. Chloe's character Kayla does her best at her new job, but proves difficult with the chaos that ensues. It's just okay. I can understand from Chloe that she cited Bob Hoskins as her inspiration to interact with animated characters, much like what he did as Detective Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (a classic).

Cartoon animals sharing the screen with live-action characters has been done countless times in the past, so overall, this live-action/animated film does give off an old-school charm of classic cartoon violence and slapstick humor, but it just falls short on expectations. My one nitpick is relying too much on today's trends and lifestyles. They don't need them to be funny. It's no Roger Rabbit, but definitely fun for kids. For adults who grew up watching the original cartoon shorts? You can sit this one out and stick with the originals for a good laugh.

Still Entertaining

[HabibieHakim123 · 6/10 · 28 February 2021]

"Alright this movie is not really bad but not really good, first i like the animation, the story is pretty interesting, i like the music, now the perfomance let's begin with Michael Pena i think he is very entertaining and that doesn't mean it's good but it's entertaining, Ken Joeng is funny i like it, now the big problem is Chloe Grace Moretz perfomance, i think she is really bad in here, i just don't like it, it just not right to her playing this, when i see in the trailer i think she is the perfect cast but unfortunately it's not, there's a couple of cool scene with the cinematography and stuff, i love the fight scene it's very Tom & Jerry, and this maybe a little bit spoiler but watching Tom singing with a freakin autotune is just the worse thing in here, and it's actually kinda hard to give this movie a score, i really want to give this movie 7 but always after i think 'ok i wanna give this movie 7' then bad things happened most of it because of the perfomance, then i downing the score again then good things happen, it's really really up and down so the fair things i can do is in the middle, but to be honest again i really really more enjoy seeing Tom & Jerry rather than seeing a real life person doing conversation or whatever they do plus Chloe Grace Moretz bad perfomance, overall Tom & Jerry it's still entertaining but they have some serious problem which is the lead female actrees perfomance in here"

5% Tom, 5% Jerry, 90% uninteresting drama.

[worldsworstwryter · 3/10 · 6 March 2022]

As someone who loved the original cartoon, this was so disappointing. Why did they think that we wanted to watch an hour of wedding drama and boring human subplots?

This would've been so much better if they just cut out all the human stuff, and stuck to what made the originals so great.

Also, the soundtrack has to be one of the most ill-fitting ones I've ever heard. Who chose all of those songs? It was completely jarring!

Overall, it was just tedious to sit through, and clearly missed the point of the show.

"Tom & Jerry"- I'd have loved this when I was a kid. People need to settle down.

[TedStixonAKAMaximumMadness · 7/10 · 7 March 2021]

We can be pretentious, cynical adults and pick apart "Tom & Jerry's" flaws all day long... but the fact is I work at a theater, and I've seen plenty of happy kids coming out of the movie. (And even a few happy adults.) So I decided to give it a whirl on HBO Max. And you know what? At the end of the day, I can tell you that when I was a kid, I'd have also loved this movie. And that's gotta count for something.

After bluffing her way into a job at a prestigious New York City hotel, a young woman named Kayla (Chloe Grace Moretz) learns that there's one tiny problem- a mouse named Jerry has recently moved in, and is causing havoc with a high-profile wedding that's scheduled in only a few days' time. And so, Kayla hatches a plan, and hires a cat named Tom to take care of the problem... and as expected, chaos ensues.

Directed by Tim Story, "Tom & Jerry" is at its best when our titular furry duo are able to let loose and spend their time fighting in increasingly hilarious situations. There are some genuinely inspired sequences and gags, and if you grew up watching the original cartoons, you'll definitely get a kick out of their antics. I also enjoyed the way the film combines CGI and live-action, with all animals in this world being animated. It's a cute idea. Where the film falls a little flat is the human storyline. While the actors are uniformly solid, especially the likeable Moretz, it just isn't that interesting and all feels very stock. And it does drag the movie down at times.

Still, as I've observed, the movie seems to be a hit with kids, and that's what's important. And I'm willing to bet there will be a decent number of adults who grew up with the original cartoons will find it mildly entertaining as well. I know it managed to get a few decent laughs out of me, and I'm not even all that nostalgic for the characters.

I'm giving "Tom & Jerry" a very watchable 7 out of 10. I'd definitely recommend it if you're looking for something to watch for a family movie night. The kids will love it and the adults will probably get a few decent laughs too.

Bizarre Non-Story

[westsideschl · 2/10 · 3 June 2021]

Animation quality was poor; an attempt to bring decades old flat almost 2-D animation into the present. Script also tried to be cool current w/ rap music & human personal issues as background. Result was a bizarre interfacing of animation & live action (actually non-action). Boring dog chases cat chases mouse interspersed w/scenes of humans in a hotel.

{ RIDICULOUSLY } ..Stupid.. Yet It 👉{ STILL }👈 Had Me In Stitches 🤣 🤣❗Don't Let The { UNNATURAL } Looking Elephants In The Trailer Put U Off ; It's A Fun Film, Overall ✅ .

[Radio-1s_Mr-MovieMad-Ami_104-1FM · 7/10 · 12 March 2021]

A { Micro } Review ; And A -{ B i g }- Screen Review .

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Chef Jackie : " I will not let this hotel be ruined by a cat and a mouse 😡❗" ( referring, Of Course, to the 'demolition duo' of Tom and Jerry ) .

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Fun Fact 🌝 : Over the course of its original run, the -{ Madly }- talented animation duo of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera produced an Un-equivocally impressive total of One-hundred-and-fourteen " Tom and Jerry " short movies for MGM from 1940 to 1958. During this time, they won a Whopping -{ S E V E N 🙆 💥❗}- Academy Award in the 'Best Animated Short Film' category. Well, although that fact certainly helped -{ Motivate }- me to watch " Tom and Jerry " { 2021 }, it is 'in no way' meant to be a hint from me-to-you, that -{ This }- particular iteration of the world famous entertainment franchise is in any way worthy of a 'Best Feature' Oscar .

👉{ However }👈 , EVEN having said that, I want to make it clear that : ' just the very contemplation ' : of the " Genuinely Phenomenal Levels Of Imagination" that it must have taken the dramatically & -{ Comedically }- Fabulous 💎❗Chloë Grace Moretz { & a whole -Host- of other Principal-characters } to, well ...( basically )... perform -The Entire Picture- opposite their two " Leading Critters " who ( in-point-of-fact ), well... didn't really even EXIST-At-All ...leaves one in complete " Awe " of -not only- their collective Acting Prowess 💜❗, but also with a 'Profound' sense of -{ Respect }- for the impressively ambitious scope of the overall project, itself .

Summary : I -Sincerely- recommend enjoying this just as more of a casual, 'at home, sort of watch'..... { -Unless- , Of Course , you happen to be chaperoning 👉( Pre-Teens )👈 to the Movies ( & hopefully in a safe watching environment, at that ) } ...& -{ Not }- as a full fledged cinema-Event, especially for those of you who may tend to be financially conservative in terms of their big-screen movie watching habits, & more so at this time of ( general ) global hardship. You -{ Won't }- be remiss, watching it on a streaming platform, or on Dvd , -{ INSTEAD }- . A " Supportive , -{ Pandemic Considerate }- " 6.50 out of 10 😘 🐭 🐱 .

A "10" rating.....seriously?

[doppleganger19692 · 3/10 · 23 May 2021]

If the studio had spent as much money on story development and animation as it did for the "bot reviews", this motion picture could have been at least an "8". It seems Tim Story and the rest of the people involved in creating this mis-step either have not seen any of the original Tom & Jerry shorts, or have seriously misunderstood them. Off the top of my head, I can think of four different scenarios that would be faithful to the original cartoons and still make it relevant. And I'm not even WGA.

After "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" set the animated characters-and-live actor bar (many years ago, no less) any effort that does not at least come up to that standard is inexcusable. It is, however, a good example of the lengths a studio will go to in an effort to try and salvage a movie that they know is off the mark: trailers and promos that make it seem better than it is, and paid reviewers to boost the overall rating.

Just cute

[btreakle · 7/10 · 7 March 2021]

Not worth all the hype. Typical Tom & Jerry antics and predictable plot and outcome.

Couldn't make it past the first half hour.

[leahdeere · 1/10 · 1 July 2021]

Where is Tom & Jerry? My kids totally lost interest. It's been mainly focused on a girl who's obnoxiously quirky who tries too hard to be funny. Boring.

Entertaining and fun with a story and has the elements of the classic chase rival!

[blanbrn · 9/10 · 6 March 2021]

Always was a fan of the cat and mouse duo "Tom and Jerry" so for sure I watched the latest big screen movie, and must say it was really good and entertained as the way the animation mixed with live action and people characters was super great. Set in New York City the big apple the tale involves a wedding(only things get elephant like crazy!) And both the cat and mouse take up shop in the luxury loft elegant hotel and their chases entertain! Wrapped around it all is a young lady and hotel lobby worker Kayla(Chloe Grace Moretz) as all become friends and learn about the ins and outs of life! The music score and scenes are well done as it even has avid fans thinking back to memories of the old classic Hanna Barbera days. In the end things stay the same with the classic chase rivals only it's live happily ever after for others. Good tribute and entertaining movie of the classic cat and mouse duo.

Good

[chubarova · 7/10 · 6 March 2021]

To be honest, I didn't understand why this film has so low rating and bad reviews? Firstly, the plot is quite simple, but what we can expect from movie where the cat tries to cath mouse? Of course, it can't have plot twists. I like that the story has some "easter eggs" to the original series and another projects of WB. Secondly, the cast is good. Thirdly, I enjoy how they combined the animation and live action. So, it's good movie for all family.

Everything about this movie is awful

[RussHog · 1/10 · 27 February 2021]

From the moment this film starts it is awful. Instead of Tom and Jerry doing their classic bits, it's three pigeons doing some hiphop while they fly over NYC. The animation was awful. Tom and Jerry are basically missing from their own film. The human acting is lazy. Trash. This whole film seems like it was filmed in one take. No comic timing. Just a truly horrendous awful film. It's unreal human beings put this together. What children are going to want to watch this? How as this an improvement on the original cartoon? Trash. Just awfulness.

No. Just no.

[McQualude · 3/10 · 7 August 2021]

Tom and Jerry sometimes have a hand drawn cartoon look and sometimes a computer animated cartoon look against a colorful and cheery New York City and none of it works for me. The music is weird, the animation is weird, the human acting is shallow, and there is way too much plot for a Tom and Jerry story.

A decent action comedy, and all thanks to the iconic duo.

[Achyut_Prashast_Singh · 7/10 · 2 March 2021]

As someone who has grown up with Tom and Jerry, I couldn't be more excited to see the duo return, and in a feature-length film this time. Tom and Jerry is undoubtedly targeted at fans like me who once were kids and are now adults but still continue to enjoy the hilarious battle of the iconic duo. However, this is also a key weakness of the film, because while a lot of reused gags serve as a good throwback, many of them just feel unfunny, predictable and pretty much an excuse for not coming up with something newer.

But the good part is, the film manages to redeem itself by the final act. It also has a lot of exciting action sequences, and they're one of the best things about the film. The high visual appeal is another reason I continued enjoying it without the story losing me completely. Plus, the film is pretty fast-paced due to which you won't realize when time will fly by. Chloë Grace Moretz and Michael Peña in their characters were like the mouse and cat themselves, respectively. They were fun to watch, even if at times I felt they went over the top; intentionally or unintentionally is a little hard to figure out. The music was also pretty fine. Some parts were indeed pretty funny and there were moments I couldn't help but chuckle.

Tom and Jerry is indeed a treat for fans, even if not for all of them, given the film's super predictable plot and several familiar gags interspersed with, however, some cool action sequences and good visuals. But the last 15-20 minutes are indeed very impressive and made me ignore most of the flaws by then. And yes, the designs for Tom and Jerry are pretty cool, in my opinion. I won't be surprised if they chose to make another one, because I personally loved the style and mixing of live-action with animation. It's just the story they need to work better on, to be honest. Until then, you may still enjoy this family-friendly action comedy over a tub of popcorn for one time.

Ugh movies today

[Before2020 · 3/10 · 27 February 2021]

Can I kick it? The song in the beginning of the movie was annoying and I thought it would never end. The movie was blah... They managed to ruin something as cute and classic as Tom & Jerry. Only good thing about this movie was the bright animation. That's it.

All you expecting Oscar worthy its a kids movie

[keithalu · 7/10 · 3 March 2021]

This movie was good and fun all my kids and family enjoyed it. Everyone complaining about it being focused on a wedding instead of all Tom & Jerry just need to stop. This movie could not survive if it was about just Tom & Jerry it needed more so I was fine with the way they did it.

Stop complaining and watch it for what it is people expect to much from the simplest movies.

Warner likes money

[isaacochoterena · 2/10 · 22 August 2021]

Let's be honest, this movie does not bring us anything new, it is very cliché, it was only made to make more money without trying to give us something of quality.

The only good thing is some jokes from the beginning, but everything else is lost, especially the CGI, a shame for fans of the cartoon.

Tom and Jerry

[projectsgamer · 8/10 · 28 February 2021]

This movie I believe is a Really good movie I did not what to feel coming in I never seen the show. When I saw this movie I was laughing having a great time I even like the plot not a lot of people do for some reason the animation is amazing all around I give Tom And Jerry An A

As advertising

[pnathan28 · 7/10 · 2 March 2021]

It's an 80 minute Tom and Jerry cartoon so all depends on how you feel about that. I was a fan when I was a kid so I thought it was ok and some parts were genuinely funny.

Childhood ruined, again... just leave the classics alone.

[DannyChryst · 1/10 · 9 July 2023]

I rarely agree with film critics but this time they nailed it. This film has completely destroyed the legacy of Tom & Jerry. There is no single element to point at as the ultimate flaw of this movie, it is all just bad. The fact that Tom & Jerry are barely the focus of their own feature length film is unforgiveable enough. Then you have to consider the awful soundtrack, unlikable human characters, and the bizarre 2D/3D animation style. It doesn't make sense at all to have so many other talking cartoon animals next to Tom & Jerry who thankfully remain silent. Tom & Jerry may have been portrayed faithfully, but instead of getting a film with nothing else hamfisted into it, just their zany antics, we're forced to endure a horribly tired and cliched rom-com plot. Nobody asked for this movie to be about a wedding for two arrogant rich snobs in a fancy hotel. It almost seems like this was the original screenplay for the movie then they just threw in Tom & Jerry at the last minute and reshot everything. Colin Jost and Michael Pena do their best to be funny with an unfunny and uninteresting plot. The main character played by Chloe Grace Moretz comes across as amoral and self-serving, because the first thing she does is steal someone's resume to get a job in this hotel. Ignoring the logistical issues with this premise, the film still massively under-delivers and even the parts with Tom & Jerry are just lazily rehashed throwbacks to the cartoons. When will Hollywood stop rebooting and destroying classic franchises? I'm glad I watched this on HBOMAX because I would've felt absolutely cheated for the price of admission in a theater.

I Like Tom and Jerry

[cristeavirgil1797 · 3/10 · 3 March 2021]

I m not a fan of the movie, is bad nonetheless but i am a fun of tom and jerry the cartoons i grew up with, i gave it 6 becouse of that but the movie is a 3/10 becouse of the plot being bad, and basically tom and jerry is not looking got as a cartoon in a live action movie, hopefully we will have something better in the future. This was purely cash grab movie.

Fun spin for all ages on a classic Tom and Jerry!

[missesluvjones · 7/10 · 27 February 2021]

So much NOSTALGIA! All the feels! This was actually a well-done, entertaining remake. Chloë Grace Mozetz was a nice addition to the simple plot line. I think Tom and Jerry fans fans will be pleased.

Honorable mention: the MUSIC: I LOVED IT!

Tom and Jerry Disaster movie

[malcolmreed-02635 · 3/10 · 12 June 2021]

Oh Warner Brothers, how can you destroy 2 fabulous animated characters in one movie. A Stupid story line, cats dogs singing pigeons live humans. You missed the essence of what Tom and Jerry is / was! Poor acting ! Roger Rabbit worked this does not !!!

A nice family movie

[alesaenz-48003 · 7/10 · 2 March 2021]

This film combines animation with life-action creating a unique ambiance where not only the titular character but any single animal featured in the movie is made with cartoonish traditional animation. I like that Tom and Jerry are silent since in the previous theatrical film, they were able to talk and that was a bad call. This movie is a good option to enjoy with the family and having fun time with it.

Just..Bad

[gwzct · 2/10 · 27 February 2021]

It's junk. I'm not going to waste my time dragging this out. It should've been pure animation and not every new animated filmed remake needs rap for crying out loud. Only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 is it made me laugh when the alley cat called animal control the 5-0.