Don't get me wrong, there were several moments in this film where I chuckeled at some of the feline mannerisms but overall... this film is a bad version of Finding Nemo.
94 Reviews
As a Cat owner, I cringed.
jacob_arrowood9 February 2020
Can be upsetting for children
Tinkerbellprincess697 July 2019
My 8 year old son cried several times at the sad parts in the film and also with how it ended, I thought the story was ok and some of the characters cute but I felt it was too intense in parts for children. I was also flabbergasted to see the cats drinking bottles of labelled VODKA, shots, wine, whisky and an array of other alcoholic beverages..
Not what I was expecting
BigCinnamon2 November 2019
Took my daughter as it looked like a similar movie to Secret Life of Pets, which she liked. Started off in a similar sort of manner and I thought it would be a fun, happy, adventure type movie. However, it really turned into some very sinister themes, ones which really upset a lot of other children in the cinema. I don't want to give any spoilers, but there's definitely a few scenes towards the end that just aren't appropriate or have any place being in a cutesy kids animation.
Slow and terrible English voice over
Argosy747 December 2018
The animation is nice, and that's about the only positive thing.
The dialogues and English voice overs are dreadful. It almost sounds like a computer generated narration, no passion or emotion whatsoever in the voices.
The plot is slow and predictable.
Very dramatic for small children and no humour at all.
Not for kids
bondesousa20 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
S movie should pick a lane. It's too childish, slow and predictable for adults, it's too confusing and some characters are too downright evil for kids.
Nevermind the picture of the cat getting hit on the head with a brick thrown by children within the first 5 minutes, nevermind all the angst and depression associated with one of the protagonists, but it is so sullen and depressing, with barely any comic relief to speak of.
The end tries (and fails) to be a little more upbeat, but it falls flat and feels alien to the rest of the movie. my 6 year old was inconsolable when they main antagonist made sure to say "make sure he suffers before you kill him" when speaking of the little kitten.
sub-sub-sub par
my wish order arrived
hhenson-1782714 September 2020
Atrocious, dark, nonsensical.
sweetsugarbakes30 October 2019
Do not take kids if they are sensitive to death and animal cruelty . this film was atrocious, spent the first 40 minutes comforting my son and then we couldnt take anymore !!!! Not comedy amd action ..and poorly marketed to look like " secret life of pets " . Save your money and time and don't bother .
Lovely film
purple7410 September 2020
Adventurous and intense at the same time
I watched the Swedish adaptation, which, I guess, must be better than the English one.
All the people complaining about the sad moment... I guess you've never watched Bambi, or have you? Or must all the films for children be completely innocuous?
My six year old daughter liked it.
English dubbed version is an absolute disaster
the_jai_master27 October 2019
Hoyts is showing this in the cinemas at the moment. We took the kids because it "looked like secret life of pets" and they like cats. We soon discovered it looks like secret life of pets because it is just a cheap, bad ripoff of secret life of pets.
It sounds like the English dub was done by some students who used Google Translate. The story is incoherent and the dubbing completely wooden.
They used the same poorly recorded and voiced "huh?" sound five or six times in a row when the little orange cat discovers the... glass blowing factory of doom?
In any case our 3 and 7 year olds refused to stay after the first 40 minutes or so. And these kids will watch hours and hours of poorly made, incoherent, low production value cartoons in a netflix binge session if you let them. That's how bad this was.
Don't see this movie. If it ever appears on your streaming subscription, email them a complaint for it existing. Easily the worst animated movie I've ever paid money to watch.
It sounds like the English dub was done by some students who used Google Translate. The story is incoherent and the dubbing completely wooden.
They used the same poorly recorded and voiced "huh?" sound five or six times in a row when the little orange cat discovers the... glass blowing factory of doom?
In any case our 3 and 7 year olds refused to stay after the first 40 minutes or so. And these kids will watch hours and hours of poorly made, incoherent, low production value cartoons in a netflix binge session if you let them. That's how bad this was.
Don't see this movie. If it ever appears on your streaming subscription, email them a complaint for it existing. Easily the worst animated movie I've ever paid money to watch.
Good movies for kids that know the difference between real and cartoon
susanecole16 February 2020
If u raised ur child with common since its a good movie for kids. If ur one of these goofy, nothing bad exisists in the world parents then it's not for u. There is a little adult content.... such as drinking and some mild violence but it could be worse. In any case, this movie does not condone it, but rather teaches how bad it is... which is a good lesson for all kids. 9 and 14 yr olds that crys from this movie????? WAY TOO SHELTERED
1:45 you cannot get back
nicholasjhaley12 May 2020
If a fake Gucci purse sold out of the trunk of a chevy nova in NYC were made into a movie, this would be it. Awful plot line, awful voice overs, a straight ripoff of Pets and Zootopia. It's free on prime right now, but I beg you, do not waste your time!
Definitely not for little kids
crzcritters2-101-7508801 March 2020
I watched at home on Demand. I love animated movies and I enjoyed this one. But I am very sensitive and needed kleenex. This movie deals with death. And it has some dark moments! But in the end, it has a message for everyone about finding your heart and home.
So many helicopter parents
mfrostbusiness12 January 2023
I've been a professor now for 30+ years, and every year it seems like the next cohort of students becomes less driven, more entitled, and more neurotic.
The reviews here go along way to explain this phenomenon. People think they are protecting their kids, but they're not. They're just virtue signaling.
I have four grown daughters, and if this movie was around when they were young I would've absolutely let them watch it. No child was ever traumatized by this movie; however, I do believe children have been traumatized by their helicopter parent's reaction to it as they infuse their own neuroses into them.
Regardless, as to the movie itself it was not a great movie. But it certainly was not a bad movie either. Voiceovers often are hit and miss, and these were indeed not very good, and as someone who does cat rescue, let me tell you feral cats DO face many real dangers.
Helicopter parents may hate this for their children, but the more "free range kids" parents will find the movie opens up a smorgasbord of opportunity for discussion with your child.
The reviews here go along way to explain this phenomenon. People think they are protecting their kids, but they're not. They're just virtue signaling.
I have four grown daughters, and if this movie was around when they were young I would've absolutely let them watch it. No child was ever traumatized by this movie; however, I do believe children have been traumatized by their helicopter parent's reaction to it as they infuse their own neuroses into them.
Regardless, as to the movie itself it was not a great movie. But it certainly was not a bad movie either. Voiceovers often are hit and miss, and these were indeed not very good, and as someone who does cat rescue, let me tell you feral cats DO face many real dangers.
Helicopter parents may hate this for their children, but the more "free range kids" parents will find the movie opens up a smorgasbord of opportunity for discussion with your child.
This movie should be rated C13
conbelolem31 August 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I rarely write a review. But I watched this with my 6-year-old son and 9-month-old daughter. It was a bad call from me. The movie was a terrible mix up between Finding Nemo and Hongkong gangsters movies. If you replace the cats and racoons and other animals with humans, with the exact plot, exact script (dialogues), children should not be allowed to watch this movie. There was past trauma, a gun, lots of alcohol drinking, animal abuse, and (spoilers), obvious death of a (pet) parent and almost death of a kitten. I was so shocked of my country authority who signed off to release this movie for children of all ages to watch that I have to put it on Facebook warning my friends who are parents and now this review on imdb.
Stay away
danielcrocem22 March 2021
Filled up with plenty of dangerous scenes for kids: animals threatening each other with soldering torches, characters inside plastic bags, etc. Not to mention that the movie itself is a collage of parts and arguments of other animal movies. Total bust. Don't even think of pushing play.
Please be warned before letting your children watch this movie, SPOILERS...
tcobb-3284529 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This is about the Cats animated film from 2020 staring Dermot Mulroney that is listed as an action, animation, kids. Please be advised there are spoilers in my comment... This was such a horribly traumatizing movie for my children that we couldn't even finish it and bedtime turned into a nightmare. They are still upset today about how traumatic it was. First you have the Blanket kitten lost and freezing and almost dead right in the beginning, then his wife (mother of his daughter) falls from like fourteen stories and dies. Then his daughter almost drowns, gets smashed being used to make an animal mold and almost dies, then is thrown into the trash and into a fire and you think she's dead for a good five minutes right before finding out she's actually alive, but as she's running to her father to let him know she is alive, he's being kidnapped to be killed because he is so distraught after thinking he just watched his daughter being murdered and burned that he doesn't care about his own life anymore. That's when we had to shut if off because my nine year old couldn't stop crying. After looking at other comments about the movie, it looks like the ending is bad too though and doesn't save this movie at all. It's just awful, don't even understand what the lesson is supposed to be. I can't imagine if I turned this on for a younger child, like a four year old, it would be so awful. Protect these babies from this nightmare of a movie!
DO NOT WATCH!!l don't let the colourful cover fool you!
naphia-5553125 October 2019
Where to start! This movie is awful for young children, it's a dark movie with no happy moments of singing or general happiness:instead the movie contains death,attempts to harm animals ,broken family's ,loss of loved ones and will leave your child in tears.my 6yrold brother was deeply upset and troubled by this film and would not stop crying,this should NOT be a PG.a young child should not have to worry or think about death because even though it's a cartoon with a colourful cover this movie only contains heartbreaking moments with traumatic after affects on your young child. I strongly advise you do not let your child watch it unless they can handle dark and depressed scenes, which I'm sure no child can!! DO NOT WATCH
I really liked it
brueggemanntami4 April 2020
Actually not so bad
ALIENIGHTMARE27 February 2022
Traumatizing for kids
poojaryradha15 February 2021
My husband saw the cute cover and got it for our boys during a long car trip. My kids were in tears and wouldn't stop crying. 2 days later, my son is still upset by the movie. I wish I had read the reviews beforehand, lesson learnt now.
Cinematic Masterpiece!
ajohnstone-541431 June 2021
This movie is the animated version of the Room, Troll 2 or Mac and me, which is the true reason my kids and I love this movie. If you're looking for an animated film that makes no sense at all, has terrible voice acting and almost no aspects of a normal movie at all you will love this one. My family and I also love reading the IMDB reviews for this movie whenever we need a good laugh. Every time I watch this cinematic gem I die a little on the inside, but it's totally worth it! My favorite part is when all the cats get super drunk off Whiskey in a way to long and boring scene to even try to comprehend. As we say around here Peachtopia is the cat version of HE double hockey sticks.
A seriously bad movie
Peacheebeez17 April 2020
With a terrible plot with an even worse ending. If you're contemplating watching this then don't, I Implore you!!! I don't normally do reviews but it will be worth the effort if I could save just one person from suffering!
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