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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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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

Of course, we expect such films to be tasteless. That's their job. But that doesn't forgive them for being more abusive than bawdy or more sleazy than kinky.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
03/30/01
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle

An inept, gross variation on Farrelly brothers' themes.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/30/01
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

It's hard to recall a recent film that was so ineptly directed, written and acted.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
03/30/01
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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 comedy positioned outside the normal range of human response.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
03/30/01
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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From dumb and dumber comedy it drags us south to bonehead.

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03/30/01
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe

One-dimensional and insipid.

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
03/30/01
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

I cannot squander another of my precious few moments upon this earth enduring sophomoric attempts to make the human penis funny.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
03/30/01
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

At times, it doesn't seem like movies can achieve any further debasement in the gross-out sweepstakes. And then along comes Tomcats.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
03/29/01
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post

Tomcats is so sloppy that Gregory Poirier, who wrote and directed, apparently couldn't be bothered to pick up a dictionary to double-check his own ignorance.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/29/01
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The lamest waste of time at the movies since See Spot Run.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
03/29/01
Philip Booth
Philip Booth
Orlando Weekly

This is the first movie of this genre that I can recall that actually hates women.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
03/29/01
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

The film is enthusiastically vulgar but not particularly funny, perhaps because it too often loses the distinction between gross-out humor and the merely gross.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/29/01
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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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

This movie bites.

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03/29/01
Lawrence Terenzi
Lawrence Terenzi
Mr. Showbiz

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

The gross-out humor in Tomcats, though, is just gross.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
03/29/01
Rasmi Simhan
Rasmi Simhan
Kansas City Star

Tomcats seems obsessed not by offering viewers a good time, but by trying to out-gross its predecessors.

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03/29/01
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

There's almost no nudity in this movie; one shot of O'Connell's naked ass and no Elizabeth whatsoever. So, if that's what was going through your one-track mind, then forget it.

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
03/29/01
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm
 
 
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