While this film is compared to The Birds because of its swarm of cats, and maybe also because of the connection to Hitchcock (the screenwriter for this film, Joseph Stefano, also did the screenplay for Psycho), unfortunately you really feel the absence of a director who could build tension, like Hitchcock could. There are some really nice scenes with cats late in this film, as well as a tense moment with a perilous wheelchair incident on the steep hills of San Francisco which are worth taking a look for, but unfortunately, these kinds of things aren't utilized nearly enough beforehand, and the film is mired instead in poor acting and a stilted script. I thought my review might simply be, "not enough cats, not enough San Francisco." It redeems itself somewhat late, but then ends on a rather ridiculous note, with a character motivation that defies belief. Seeing the obligatory groovy party from the era held some appeal, as did seeing Elanor Parker in a role that seemed to bookend her performance in Caged (1950) even though she was only 47, but this just didn't come together as well as it could have.
Review of Eye of the Cat
