Review: ‘Tom and Jerry’ is the Latest Live-Action Film Saving Animation From its Own Creativity

Be thankful for small favors. 2021’s reimagining of Tom and Jerry does not reimagine the famous cartoon cat-and-mouse duo as photorealistic CGI charaters. Though the movie isn’t fully animated, it avoids the uncanny valley of the Alvin & the Chipmunks movies or Tim Hill’s Garfield. Instead, it portrays a live-action New York City where they and other animals are rendered as 2D cartoons. Continue reading “Review: ‘Tom and Jerry’ is the Latest Live-Action Film Saving Animation From its Own Creativity”