Review of Baby Cat

Baby Cat (2023)
10/10
Definitely an Acquired taste, but a Masterpiece
19 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Despite what the other reviewers say, this is the best movie I've seen all year. To call this movie bizarre would be a huge understatement. However, To those who do not mind bizarre, they should be in for a treat. On the surface, the movie comes off as a soft-core non-sequitur comedy about pet play. However, there is a significant amount of LGBTQ+ allegory and social commentary.

The movie starts with the protagonist, Dana, moving to Los Angeles because of her job. While apartment hunting, she meets a "cat" named Lori, who is literally a human woman wearing a bikini. The lady showing the apartment is unfazed and simply says that she is the neighborhood cat. Dana, understandably, is weirded out.

Just like a real cat, Lori follows Dana home. Dana at first reluctantly goes along with it. She goes so far as to buy her cat toys. Lori takes her "pet play" very seriously. She only speaks in meows. However, the two eventually strike up a sexual relationship. The movie has some lesbian sex scenes, which are topless.

About halfway through the movie, Dana's mother comes to visit. Dana arranges to meet at a restaurant due to her apartment being covered in cat toys. Lori shows up unexpectedly, dressed in relatively normal clothing, and speaking like a normal person.

Another interesting character is Dana's neighbor, Socks, who is a trans man that walks around in a Hawaiian shirt. He has obvious top surgery scars. He at first appears to be a minor character but is fully aware of Dana's and Lori's relationship. He shows curiosity but is relatively unfazed.

The movie includes a lot of green-screen. Most of it is so poorly done that I speculate that it was purposely done that way. Oftentimes, the background shakes. All of the characters have a halo. I've seen better green-screen on Zoom calls. This does of course add to the overall outlandish tone of the movie.

The movie becomes considerably more ridiculous toward the end. A seemingly unrelated B-plot involves drug dealers who are being hounded by a superhero.

While this movie may not exactly be the next Avengers movie. It is still worth a watch for anyone who enjoys ridiculous plots or a good LGBT love story.
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