Jerry & Marge Go Large - A Film with a Big Heart

 

Streaming on Paramount+ 

    It's a beautiful feeling when you get to gush about a movie! Sometimes you come across a film that is so delightful, well crafted, and surprisingly entertaining that you find yourself uncertain if you're dreaming or not. It's been quite some time since I was genuinely swept away by a movie of any kind, let alone something from this year. Yet, here we are, talking about Jerry & Marge Go Large, a movie with so much heart that it deserves so much more attention and praise than I may be capable of providing. 

Short version: 

    Please stop reading and go see this movie immediately! 

For those of you who would like a few more details: 

    The story follows an older couple named Jerry (Bryan Cranston) and Marge (Annette Bening). Jerry is a mathematical genius recently forced into retirement from his long-time job as a line manager at Kellogs. With too much free time on his hands, Jerry seeks out a new challenge and finds it with the Lottery. It turns out Jerry discovers a flaw in the Lottery system, which (based on probability and timing) guarantees a higher amount of winning tickets. With this incredible discovery, Jerry and Marge decide to turn it into a business (including paying taxes and acquiring a license). They plan to use their winnings to help rebuild their dying hometown. Providing funds for the school, local businesses, and so on. Things seem to be moving along well enough until a college student named Tyler (Uly Schlesinger), another mathematical prodigy, discovers the same flaw in the Lottery system and takes advantage of it. Will the two join forces, or will things devolve into a clash of intellects? 

    Typically, this is the part where I go on about the movie and its qualities, what I liked and didn't like, what could have been better, and so on. But, honestly, I just love this movie to bits. I can't think of a single thing about this movie I didn't like or didn't enjoy. Literally, everything about this movie is so delightful and entertaining that whatever flaws may be present in the film, I either didn't notice or didn't care. 

    This is probably the best version of a "feel good" movie I have seen in a long time, and I cannot recommend it enough. The performances are top-notch, the writing is fantastic, the direction is seamless, and the narrative is engaging. 

  In whatever way you can see this movie, please do so post haste! 

Ladies & gentlemen, I am TheNorm; thank you all for reading.