Cats

Name: Cats
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: December 20, 2019
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 32
Cast: Daniela Norman, Danny Collins, Francesca Hayward, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 20, 2019 | PG

Starring: Daniela Norman, Danny Collins, Francesca Hayward, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, Jaih Betote, James Corden, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Larry Bourgeois, Laurent Bourgeois, Laurie Davidson, Les Twins, Mette Towley, Naoimh Morgan, Ray Winstone, Rebel Wilson, Robert Fairchild, Steven McRae, Taylor Swift, Zizi Strallen

Summary: A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

Director: Tom Hooper

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family, Musical

Rating: PG

Runtime: 110 min

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Alan Ng

Dec 23, 2019

The movie, like the play, is a series of delightful songs strung together by a thin, loose thread of a plot, which lends a little credence to all the criticism and mockery online. But once you know this and have been warned by the trailer, what you’re in for is a remarkably fun time at the movies. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Dec 19, 2019

Hayward is the very best thing about Cats, a movie that, like cats themselves, is otherwise filled with contradictions. Cats is terrible, but it’s also kind of great. And, to cat-burgle a phrase from Eliot himself, there’s nothing at all to be done about that. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Dec 18, 2019

It takes some ambitious swings and works on its own terms in fits and starts, all while not really working at all. Like the T.S. Eliot poems that inspired it, Cats is an elaborate lark. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Dec 18, 2019

Generally, Hooper pulls away from loony-tunes excess, tries for sexy rather than freaky, and plucks at heartstrings, a reflex that pulls the story into mawkishness, particularly when he cuts to Victoria. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Dec 18, 2019

Cats isn't quite the unmitigated disaster that some feared -- or perversely hoped -- but it's not good, delivering a mostly incoherent adaptation of the long-running musical. An eclectic roster of stars claw out a few meager moments, but as screen experiences go, this is a memory best forgotten. Read full review

Beth Sullivan

Dec 18, 2019

Here’s the thing, though: Cats still makes no f.cking sense. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Dec 18, 2019

Is it the worst film of 2019, or simply the most recent misfire of 2019? Reader, I swear on a stack of pancakes: “Cats” cannot be beat for sheer folly and misjudgment and audience-reaction-to-“Springtime for Hitler”-in-“The Producers” stupefaction. Read full review

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Lucasswiftie13

Dec 20, 2019

Como podem desprezar uma obra de arte dessa ? Taylor Swift uma rainha tão dócil capaz de receber um hate tão grande que nem ela mesma merecia? Aonde iremos parar ? O filme está ótimo.

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burningwitches

Dec 20, 2019

Amazing musical! Absolutely loved the soundtrack written by Taylor Swift, Cats is a really emotional movie, can't wait to see it!

3 of 21 users found this helpful318

GetawaySnake

Dec 20, 2019

Its a good movie ! You're really going to like it if you're interested in musicals a must-watch Tayor's part was the best part in the whole movie

8 of 49 users found this helpful841

SrPepe

Apr 1, 2020

Yo creo que es una película muy innecesaria e incómoda, pero los efectos y la escenografía están muy bien logrados. El plot es bastante confuso y la canción del final es malísima.

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Mannygee

Dec 29, 2019

When the classic musical “Cats” composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber was announced to hit the big screen the possibilities seemed endless. While this film has nostalgia for fans of the stage play; it ultimately leaves a void that it never quite fills. The CGI was at times painful to see. From oddWhen the classic musical “Cats” composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber was announced to hit the big screen the possibilities seemed endless. While this film has nostalgia for fans of the stage play; it ultimately leaves a void that it never quite fills. The CGI was at times painful to see. From odd bulges, strange looking hands and simply an overly sexual design left me wondering why they didn’t just stick with costumes. Choreography was changed, characters were different; (no kittens)and one of my favorite scenes where the white kitten dances at the ball to a express her coming of age and sexuality was heavily edited (doing no favors to the talented ballerina Francesca Hayward) and thus lost all meaning that had touched me in the stage play. Yes “Cats” is a musical but majority of this nearly 2 hour film is just music. The film brings together big names such as Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen and Taylor Swift to name a few but they are quickly lost in the debacle. The minuscule amount of time spent on the story and character development had a detrimental effect on the cast. Grizabellas plight that I had once found moving seemed trivial. While Jennifer Hudson delivered powerful vocals on many of her characters beloved songs the scope of the film was so limited that neither she could break free of its restraints.
James Corden and Rebel Wilson are the definite “comic relief” but while Corden has his moments Wilson’s role was an utter joke. In one of her worst roles yet; her non humorous repetitive lines, idiotic scenes, and just out of place crotch shots left a horrid impression that was not easily forgotten. Memorable moments included the vocals from both Jennifer Hudson and Jason Derulo. Taylor swift shined in her role but even tho it was highly advertised was a mere ten minutes of the entirety of the film. Overall “Cats” was the golden coin chocolate promising on the outside but bland and uiniviting on the inside. Fans of the stage play will find glimpses of light here and there but just like Grizabellas plight this musical has had better days in the sun.… Expand

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CupcakePrincess

Dec 25, 2019

Worst film I have ever watched. Two hours of introducing characters with almost no story. The film is hard to follow as half the songs are mumbled. The dancing is extremely repetitive and visually lacklustre. The CGI is horrific and the humour is non-existent. It was excruciating to be stuckWorst film I have ever watched. Two hours of introducing characters with almost no story. The film is hard to follow as half the songs are mumbled. The dancing is extremely repetitive and visually lacklustre. The CGI is horrific and the humour is non-existent. It was excruciating to be stuck in the cinema watching this.… Expand

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AlejandroCT

Dec 21, 2019

Tremenda basura 4squerosa y nula como la carrera actoral de tayjuepvta.
El diseño del personaje de Tays1d4 y la pelicula en general se ven de la Reputation y a pesar de que taych4ncrosa solo aparecio 8 min aprox fueron suficiente para darse cuenta que de actriz se muere de hambre estaTremenda basura 4squerosa y nula como la carrera actoral de tayjuepvta.
El diseño del personaje de Tays1d4 y la pelicula en general se ven de la Reputation y a pesar de que taych4ncrosa solo aparecio 8 min aprox fueron suficiente para darse cuenta que de actriz se muere de hambre esta m4ldita c0nchuda des4lentada.
Por eso ASIB y lady diosa patrones de esta C4Gada de pelicula.… Expand

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