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Movie critics combined give Cat's Meow, The (2001) a score of 2.6559 out of 4
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Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
That sensibility is what keeps the film from becoming just another Swiftian sucker punch. We can feel the characters' despair and loneliness even as we laugh at their self-indulgent folly. Bogdanovich's real triumph is bringing a timeless feeling to ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.85 out of 4 stars for Channel 4 Film (Matthew De Abaitua)Channel 4 Film (Matthew De Abaitua)
...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at Channel 4 Film (Matthew De Abaitua)
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Bubakar Awards (Brian Owens)Bubakar Awards (Brian Owens)
...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at Bubakar Awards (Brian Owens)
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Decades after he was preserved in the black-and-white amber of ''Citizen Kane,'' William Randolph Hearst, that archetypal American mogul-monster, is getting a second life in pop culture. First, there was HBO's superb making-of-''Kane'' docu-drama, ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
A fascinating gossipy film with an air of mystery and a scorching account of celebrities, Hollywood performers, and the very wealthy and powerful newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. This small-budget 6 million dollar film shot in 31 days in ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Director Peter Bogdanovich has spent as much of his career focusing on his work as a film historian as he has in making movies themselves. The author of numerous works — most specifically concerned with classic directors, including John Ford, ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at Reel.com
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Splendidly acted, decadent drama – a must for all fans of Hollywood scandal and a welcome return to form for Peter Bogdanovich.Peter Bogdanovich shot to fame as a director in 1971, when he directed The Last Picture Show. He followed that with the odd ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (David Abrams)ToxicUniverse.com (David Abrams)
The Cat's Meow is far from perfect. Like the Hollywood party it depicts, the movie is loud (especially Tilly's hammy performance), messy, and clamors for too much attention when it should just back quietly and sip its ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (David Abrams)
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
It's one heck of a character study -- not of Hearst or Davies but of the unique relationship between them. ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
A great-looking movie that entertains without requiring empathy. ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Cat's Meow, The (2001) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Peter Bogdanovich is still in love with the movies. ...read the complete Cat's Meow movie review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
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Cat's Meow, The (2001) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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