Whether you think Cats is rum-tum-terrific or rum-tum-terrible is largely about whether you have any interest in a Cats movie. : Astoundingly, Hooper proves he can direct a musical that’s even less watchable than his diabolical 2012 adaptation of Les Miserables. AMC Theatres, the world’s biggest cinema chain, says its cash reserves could be largely depleted by the end of this year or early 2021. 'The Boys' Vs. 'Ted Lasso' Vs. 'Cobra Kai': Which Show Won September 2020? TWITTER John Serba is a freelance writer and film critic based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Elba’s Macavity is fine with clothes on yet eerily bizarre as a naked cat, though the actual nightmare fuel occurs when human faces are put on tiny mice and Rockette-esque cockroaches.”, David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter:“Jennifer Hudson tirelessly over-emotes in the role; she limps around hemorrhaging snot and looking either miserable or terrified, like she’s been watching the dailies.”, Manohla Dargis, New York Times:“It is tough to pinpoint when the kitschapalooza called ‘Cats’ reaches its zenith or its nadir, which are one and the same. So consider my recommendation mixed. The world can safely be divided into two camps: people who love Cats and those who hate it. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), 'Jeopardy' Stunner Leaves Alex Trebek and Fans Speechless: "The Stage Looks Very Lonely", © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved, 'Cats' on HBO Is The Only Horror Movie You Need to Watch This Year, How to Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cats' Musical For Free This Weekend, Judi Dench Slams 'Cats' Costume: "Like Foxes F*cking On My Back", New Movies on Demand: 'Like a Boss,' 'Little Women,' 'Cats,' and More, Billboard Music Awards 2020 Live Stream: How To Watch The Billboard Music Awards Live, How to Watch 'Totally Under Control,' The Coronavirus Documentary Filmed In Secret, 'The Amazing Race’ Season 32: Start Time and How to Watch. Venue: Neil Simon Theatre, New York

So, when I say that Tom Hooper’s Cats absolutely captures what’s great and terrible about the show, you can take that for what it’s worth. And despite Universal’s attempt to keep the project as under wraps as it could, the studio had to screen it for critics at some point. That’s the plot. SKIP IT.

When Will 'Ted Lasso' Season 2 Arrive on Apple TV+? The Cats movie is a must for fans of the musical. Too bad she inspires so little sympathy. Memories could be fatal to this revival of "Cats" - specifically, the memory of Betty Buckley as Grizabella, singing "Memory" as it's meant to be sung, with heartbreaking beauty and exquisite pain by a great stage performer. A bunch of cats slink out one night, introduce themselves and, by the end, two of them go to kitty heaven. All rights reserved. The plot, such as it is, concerns a feline tribe, the Jellicles, who during their annual "Jellicle Ball" must decide which one among their ranks will ascend to the "Heaviside Layer" and be reborn. The film will not rest and it has no mercy as it continues its slothy trudge to the Jellicle Ball, introducing a series of characters who will compete, all of them played by stars for whom we should all weep: Judi Dench as the Jellicle queen Old Deuteronomy, Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella, Ian McKellen as Gus the Theatre Cat, James Corden as Bustopher Jones, Jason Derulo as Rum Tum Tigger, Rebel Wilson as Jennyanydots the Gumbie Cat and, eventually, two-thirds into the movie, Taylor Swift as Bombalurina. Maybe that’s Hooper’s signature now: snot. I've studied the film industry, both academically and informally, and with an emphasis in box office analysis, for nearly 30 years.

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