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P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2003) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2003) a score of 1.4978 out of 4

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LA Weekly (Hazel-Dawn Dumpert)

It's Boyar whos the find here, though, a gently magnetic presence who's all the more impressive for being thoroughly riveting despite spending most of the movie face-down on a counter. ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at LA Weekly (Hazel-Dawn Dumpert)

New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

The performances are solid, but as a screenwriter, Guttenberg can't make the situation seem like more than a theatrical construct in a contemporary setting. ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)

If the movie wasn't about an actor but instead about an insurance salesman or a plumber who looked like James Gandolfini, it might come off better. But then, who says a plumber would care ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)

Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)

Despite strong portrayals by Guttenberg and his co-star, Lombardo Boyar, and sequences that attempt to open the play up, it remains too much a filmed play, and worse, one that has not been effectively paced. As a result, it doesn't come alive until it's ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)

The New York Times (Dave Kehr)

Mr. Guttenberg's direction of "Cat," is competent and unadorned, bringing out whatever qualities the text possesses -- mainly good-naturedness. ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at The New York Times (Dave Kehr)

Variety (Dennis Harvey)

Lacking the knockout lead perfs or more whimsical tone that might have transcended script's dubious logic, pic comes off as a so-so theatrical stunt delivered via the wrong medium. ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at Variety (Dennis Harvey)

TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)

Boyar's best efforts -- which are quite good -- can't begin to compensate for Guttenberg's grotesque excesses or make the weirdly warm relationship that develops between them convincing, let alone appealing. ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)

San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

Feels so moldy and out of date. ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

The Onion (A.V. Club) (Noel Murray)

Guttenberg adapts James Kirkwood Jr.'s humanist black comedy -- and drains all the recognizable humanity out of it, turning it into a morose, unlikable reflection of its sad-sack lead character. ...read the complete P.S. Your Cat Is Dead movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Noel Murray)