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P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
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5.3

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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Steve Guttenberg, Lombardo Boyar, Cynthia Watros, A.J. Benza, Frederick Lawrence, Tom Mesmer, Kenneth Moskow, and Dan Rosenberg

Two desperate men, thrown together one New Year's Eve when their lives have crumbled, willing to kill each other, until they discover that each is the other's only salvation. (TLA Releasing)

GENRE(S):	Gay/Lesbian
WRITTEN BY:	Steve Guttenberg James Kirkwood Jr. (play and novel) Jeff Korn
DIRECTED BY:	Steve Guttenberg
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: August 12, 2003 Video: August 12, 2003 Theatrical: January 17, 2003
RUNNING TIME:	92 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

LA Weekly Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

It's Boyar who’s the find here, though, a gently magnetic presence who's all the more impressive for being thoroughly riveting despite spending most of the movie face-down on a counter.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

The performances are solid, but as a screenwriter, Guttenberg can't make the situation seem like more than a theatrical construct in a contemporary setting.

Village Voice Elliott Stein

Intermittently engaging and moving, P.S. has gathered a bit of dust over the years. Still, it's nicely acted by the small cast.

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

If the movie wasn't about an actor but instead about an insurance salesman or a plumber who looked like James Gandolfini, it might come off better. But then, who says a plumber would care either?

The New York Times Dave Kehr

Mr. Guttenberg's direction of "Cat," is competent and unadorned, bringing out whatever qualities the text possesses -- mainly good-naturedness.

Variety Dennis Harvey

Lacking the knockout lead perfs or more whimsical tone that might have transcended script's dubious logic, pic comes off as a so-so theatrical stunt delivered via the wrong medium.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Despite strong portrayals by Guttenberg and his co-star, Lombardo Boyar, and sequences that attempt to open the play up, it remains too much a filmed play, and worse, one that has not been effectively paced. As a result, it doesn't come alive until it's drawing to a close that's unexpectedly touching, if more than a little sentimental, but too late to redeem the preceding tedium.

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Doesn't play on the screen. P.S. Your Cat is Dead is a stage-locked, two-character play on a static set, and though Guttenberg takes it outside for a couple of scenes, it remains that on film.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Boyar's best efforts -- which are quite good -- can't begin to compensate for Guttenberg's grotesque excesses or make the weirdly warm relationship that develops between them convincing, let alone appealing.

San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann

Feels so moldy and out of date.

The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray

Guttenberg adapts James Kirkwood Jr.'s humanist black comedy -- and drains all the recognizable humanity out of it, turning it into a morose, unlikable reflection of its sad-sack lead character.

The average user rating for this movie is 5.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Greg T. gave it a 7:
Not bad. Guttenberg is much more talented than he is given credit for.

Nancy gave it a 3:
Guttenberg is very dry, if Mel Gibson or Billy Crystal were cast in his place, they could have brought this story to life.

Bill D. gave it a 6:
James kirkwood was a great novelist as well as playwright and he will be deeply missed.

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