Synopsis
You will believe.
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.
2019 Directed by Tom Hooper
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.
Francesca Hayward Judi Dench Idris Elba Jason Derulo Jennifer Hudson James Corden Ian McKellen Taylor Swift Rebel Wilson Ray Winstone Larry Bourgeois Laurent Bourgeois Laurie Davidson Robert Fairchild Danny Collins Naoimh Morgan Steven McRae Mette Towley Daniela Norman Jaih Betote Jonadette Carpio Zizi Strallen Freya Rowley Bluey Robinson Eric Underwood Ida Saki Cory English Melissa Madden-Gray Ponciano Almeida Show All…
Jessica Norman Jason Billington Phil Brennan Kirstin Hall Matt Jacobs Rupert Smith Kutay Cengil Prakash Goyal
David Mackie Sue Harding Simon Hayes Jed Loughran John Warhurst Michael Minkler Mike Dowson Ben Chick Sophia Hardman Luke Gentry Oliver Ferris
Carmel Jackson Sharon Martin Niamh O'Loan Nuria Mbomio Uxue Laguardia Charlotte Hayward Sara Menitra Magdalena Janusinska-Surma Sharon Day Lesley Hooper
Working Title Films Amblin Entertainment Monumental Pictures Universal Pictures The Really Useful Group 3dot Productions
قطط, Котките, קאטס, कैट्स, Mačke, Macskák, キャッツ, 캣츠, Katės, Kaķi, Koty, Кошки, Мачке, Кішки, Những Chú Mèo, 猫, 貓
There's no way I can give this any kind of numerical rating. It transcends "good" or "bad." It's a deranged nightmarish vision committed to 100% by everyone involved. It should never have been made, but I'm so glad it was. One of the best times I had in a movie theater in 2019. I'll probably never watch it again.
The way I escaped the theatre as soon as the words “Written and Directed by Tom Hooper” appeared.
i’m gonna be really honest with you guys... this was the most fun i’ve ever had in my entire life
“Cats are not dogs” clearly since all dogs go to heaven and this is definitely hell
I kept thinking how funny it would be if I killed myself in the middle of the showing so I whispered to my girlfriend, “you know what would be funny right now?” And she said, “If you killed yourself?”
All are equal here. Judi Dench is no better at acting than Taylor Swift. Jennifer Hudson is no more effective at singing than Rebel Wilson. Ian McKellen has no more dignity than Jason Derulo. For possibly the first time in cinematic history, James Corden is no more of a nuisance than anyone else on screen. All brought to the same level. All Cats.
unfortunately i did not hate this, and the key to that is to go in expecting plotless nonsense, and also to be pleasantly stoned. you must suspend every iota of disbelief. you must completely submit to the dancing hellcats.
once you do that, you’ll be able to recognize this as truly AUDACIOUS filmmaking, one of those miraculous absurdist experimental studio blockbusters that defied all odds and logic to come to fruition. i admire the bold choice to omit any traditional narrative structure, a move guaranteed to push the boundaries of what general audiences can tolerate.
but i am NOT a general audience, because i unironically LOVE les mis (2012), so OH BABY i lapped it up like these Cats lapped up their…
Not sure why this didn’t work, it follows a classic 3 act structure —
ACT ONE: Cats introduce themselves
ACT TWO: Cats continue to introduce themselves
ACT THREE: Unclear
Okay listen.
There’s so much to love about this movie.
Have you ever seen a cast have too much chemistry? Well now I have. They were all so horny and the setting was so dark and dingy that at every moment I felt like I was at a really seedy strip club for furries.
The proportion of the sizes of random objects were off so everything just felt.. wrong. That combined with the terrifying human-cat hybrid faces makes this not only the best horror movie of the year, but of the decade. Guys, Rebel Wilson unzips her cat body only to reveal a bedazzled cat body. And she does this while eating cockroaches with human faces. Nightmare fuel. Literally nightmare…
a david lynch and gaspar noé nightmarish acid trip for people who are into cat orgies