Kayla, who conned her way into this job by stealing someone else’s sterling resume, doesn’t just have to catch Jerry - she needs to put out several metaphorical fires as Ben’s growing ambitions for the wedding put him at odds with Preeta, who just wants a simple ceremony. Unfortunately, outside of Kayla, the cast isn’t very memorable, and Jost and Sharda in particular lack charisma as the high-powered groom and bride-to-be. The trick is that she never seems above the film’s juvenile, sarcastic comedic sensibility, and she’s joined in this regard by her human costars, especially Delaney as foolish hotel manager Mr. (Coyly, the end credits reveal that Tom and Jerry are playing themselves.) Although Kevin Costello’s hit-or-miss screenplay doesn’t provide Moretz a steady stream of good one-liners, the actress exudes the perfect playful spirit, and it’s a pleasure to see her invest fully in the zany antics. Tom And Jerry inserts animated animal characters into live-action settings, having Moretz play off her cartoon cohorts. Desperate not to get fired, Kayla recruits Tom to destroy his nemesis. Unemployed and down on her luck, twenty-something Kayla (Moretz) lies her way into a job as the hotel’s assistant events planner, but her fastidious boss Terrance (Pena) orders her to take care of their rat problem - namely, the presence of pesky Jerry. (The last theatrical release for these characters, Tom And Jerry: The Movie, came out in 1992.) Moretz’s star power will be a plus, and she’s joined by Michael Pena and Rob Delaney in a game ensemble that tries to sell the picture’s benign silliness.ĭirector Tim Story ( Ride Along) takes Tom and Jerry to New York, where their long-running rivalry lands them at the posh Royal Gate Hotel, the site of this weekend’s lavishing wedding for celebrity couple Ben (Colin Jost) and Preeta (Pallavi Sharda). Launching in US theatres and on HBO Max on February 26 after hitting other territories earlier this month, the film is the first major all-ages animation since The Croods: A New Age and Soul, and continues a franchise that started in 1940.
Geared to younger audiences but featuring faded pop-cultural references for their parents, this family picture finds Warner Animation lagging behind its Disney counterparts - a fact Tom And Jerry cheekily acknowledges early on. Although the Hanna-Barbera creations get their name in the title, the real star is Chloe Grace Moretz, whose wide-eyed ebullience and irreverent sense of humour help distract from a bland story involving a fancy wedding and a young woman’s desire to prove herself. There’s a lot of violent slapstick in Tom And Jerry, but this live-action/animation hybrid is mostly harmless, bringing back the venerable cat-and-mouse combatants for a hyperactive, forgettable escapade.
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