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Tomcats (2001)

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Reviews Counted:72

Fresh:11

Rotten:61

Average Rating:3/10

Consensus: Why even bother? You already know if you're going to see it or not.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: From the opening animated title sequence to the vulgarities at the film's climax, Gregory Poirer's directing debut is an obnoxiously funny comedy with a sharp romantic edge flowering beneath its... From the opening animated title sequence to the vulgarities at the film's climax, Gregory Poirer's directing debut is an obnoxiously funny comedy with a sharp romantic edge flowering beneath its T&A exterior. The plot surrounds a "kitty" (double entendre intended), created by a group of swinging pals determined to stave off marriage at all costs, with the cash headed towards whoever stays single the longest. Seven years later, only two of the friends remain single, and the pot is up to a half million in cash. When one of the two singles, Michael Delaney (Jerry O'Connell), runs afoul of the Las Vegas gambling mafia on account of a big-breasted babe, he needs that kitty cash desperately. Michael attempts to con his competitor, Kyle Brenner (Jake Busey), into marrying the wildly attractive policewoman Natalie (Shannon Elizabeth), who holds a personal vendetta against Kyle. But the best laid plans begin to run afoul when Natalie and Michael fall for each other instead. Filled with totally gross sex gags, pot shots at other films, and slapstick humor, TOMCATS is a humorous take on adult men who have not outgrown their adolescent mentalities about love, sex, and relationships. [More]

Starring: Jerry O'Connell, Jake Busey, Shannon Elizabeth, Horatio Sanz

Starring: Jerry O'Connell, Jake Busey, Shannon Elizabeth, Horatio Sanz, Jaime Pressly

Director: Gregory Poirier

Director: Gregory Poirier
Screenwriter: Gregory Poirier
Producer: Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche, Paul Kurta
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Writer-director Gregory Poirier is bent on delivering the raunchiest good time he can come up with and pretty much succeeds.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
04/30/01
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Most of the jokes are broad, and a lot of them quite dumb, but dammit, they work.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
03/29/01
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Tomcats knows what its target audience is, goes all out to entertain it and, in that respect, the film should be a success.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
03/27/01
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

Much of Tomcats is actually boisterously, crudely entertaining.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
03/30/01
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post

Raucously energetic and replete with a barrage of graphic sexual humor.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/30/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Despite the packaging, it's a genuinely sweet movie.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
03/29/01
Laura Phipps
Laura Phipps
Citysearch

It's often uneven, but Tomcats delivers the requisite laughs and horniness.

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03/29/01
M.V. Moorhead
M.V. Moorhead
New Times

There's nothing particularly groundbreaking about Tomcats, but it's still a fun way to spend 90 minutes -- at least if you enjoy cheap laughs and predictable fluff.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
03/29/01
Mack Bates
Mack Bates
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In its mingling of horniness and disgust, Tomcats attains a convoluted cleverness.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
04/05/01
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

I have to admit I laughed so hard my sides literally ached and I had a coughing fit.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
03/30/01
Tom Sander
Tom Sander
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Tomcats is a raunchy, rambunctious, crowd-pleasing film.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas CityLife | comment Comment
02/02/09
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
Las Vegas CityLife

A lame stinker.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
03/29/01
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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
11/20/08
Hollywood.com

Tons of eye candy...but one giant mess of a story.

Full Review Source: Radio Free Entertainment | comment Comment
03/20/01
Andrew Manning
Andrew Manning
Radio Free Entertainment

The only thing funny about this movie is how numbingly unfunny an hour and a half can be.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/30/01
Angela Kellman
Angela Kellman
Jam! Movies

Simply dull. It's gross, but never really risque.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
03/30/01
Anthony Breznican
Anthony Breznican
Associated Press

A morally reprehensible film about bad people behaving badly.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
04/02/01
Ben Varkentine
Ben Varkentine
PopMatters

This feature makes Three Stooges Meet Hercules look like a visionary satire.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/30/01
Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Jam! Movies
 
 
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