A Cat's Life (2023) User Reviews

Big disappointment!

[wwwjovansvetlana · 3/10 · 9 September 2023]

The name, the trailer and even the beginning of the film promise a lot of events, but in the end we don't see any of it. Several of the same scenes and events are repeated for almost an hour and a half. The film does not hold attention at all, because there are no interesting plots.

I can't believe a children's movie ends like this. Want to teach your kids that it's okay to throw pets out on the street? Want to teach your kids that cats have the same abilities and thoughts as humans? This is not a fitting ending for a children's film. Because we all know that everyone wanted the cat to stay with the girl to live and that it would be real.

As far as characters go, it's not even rich in characters. Towards the beginning, that old lady with the dog appears and it already seems as if she will be the main antagonist in the film. After a few scenes, she turns out to be good.

I am very disappointed, especially at the end of the movie. When authors give children the idea that adult people and a one-year-old cat are the same. Shame on the author! 3 stars because I've seen more boring movies, but I still don't see the bright spot of this movie.

Terrible movie.

[judegreer · 1/10 · 30 March 2024]

This movie is just bad. It should be awarded the most uninteresting movie of all time. There was no music, no action, no conflict, no talk, nothing. It was mainly just a cat walking, that's it. It's just so, so bland. Luckily we got a refund. Anyways, the lesson here is just don't watch this movie. It was lifeless, I couldn't understand 95% of what was happening. The acting is also terrible, I feel like these people are robots. The scenes also change WAY too quickly, that leaves no room for any understanding about what the heck is happening. So let's see, what would be interesting of these things listed: A cat walking, a cat being hugged, a cat purring. The answer: NONE OF THEM are interesting. Anyways I think you get the point, don't watch it, please don't.

A cat movie

[happytrigger-64-390517 · 8/10 · 11 April 2023]

When you have kids, you cannot miss such an intimate movie about a young girl who finds a baby cat when her family stability is broken. From indoor life in a flat to holidays in Vosges mountains, the young girl learns how a cat needs outdoor life to meet other animals, fight, play, get scared, this is how much curious is a cat. This young girl learns about herself with her kitten, it's an initiatory journey. Indoor and outdoor, the cinematography is astounding, especially in the Vosges mountains with all the wild animals. The different sounds of these animals create a magic atmosphere. The casting is fabulous, the kitten of course, and of course Capucine Sainson-Fabresse as the young vivid girl and Corinne Masiero as the eccentric friend.

If you like cat movies for kids, remember "une vie de chat" in another genre.

Little film with great things to say

[Universalexport3599 · 8/10 · 31 March 2024]

The Sunday Disney early evening television show was a moment in most homes. Early fading memories of the original Disney film The Incredible Journey with my mother in the 'safer world 'for some that it was. Waxing nostalgia puts one in rose-coloured glasses yet it is a sheer delight to watch a new French-made A Cat's Life made for family viewing that illustrates moments of life in a non-heavy-handed way.

The story is simple yet profound in many ways as you have a young girl Clémence (Capucine Sainson-Fabresse) who rescues a kitten found in her Parisian attic. She names it Lou and throughout the film, they form an unbreakable sentimental bond. This bond is one through life that those who have animals in their home. The four-legged dependant quadrupeds become part of the family for years, seeing one through tough times, good times and life changes.

Lou like Clemence is timid, shy and in some ways naïve to what changes can happen rapidly. The family ventures to the countryside for a cottage vacation, where Lou's curiosity leads to life-changing adventures in the woods from a curious kitten to an adventurous cat much the same as Clemence who faces her parent's imminent divorce.

The city of Paris and the rural settings are lovingly photographed somewhat in the style of the Netflix series Emily in Paris. This is the backdrop of a personal voyage for all its characters, mainly through Lou's eyes. The French have a way of doing this style of live-action film earlier successes like The Bear and others with exquisite photography of the cats both large and small, Parisian drain gutters with rats and later the lush green forbidding forest. The picture also has little dialogue enhancing the storytelling with the images making it good for children.

Clémence and Lou both are in adolescence and the pursuit of independence. In many ways, this film shows often that Cats, adopt you. Lou's adventurous escapades and Clémence's evolving companionship needs particularly when her parents announce their divorce are both transition points to adulthood. A journey that one grows into sometimes at the price of a loss touching on a tough point that one never grows up until one buries a parent. A Cat's Life may seem a simple cuddle film yet there is more in play in the world of the film.

Aside from four-legged Lou and her friends who do steal the show in points, there is Corinne Masiero's portrayal of Madeleine, the secretive hermit artist who lives near the family's cottage property. Her role deepens the story with her role philosophical moments, talking to her dog Rambo as if he were human. She also coexists peacefully with nature with deep abiding respect for the cycle of life and Death that makes up the natural world. In one profound sequence Madeline reveals to Clemence that she has a hypodermic with the drug to put her Dog Rambo to sleep should his time come. She mentions it is cruel to keep animals alive for our Love and when it is Rambo's time she will do it with dignity. Madeline also is forced to kill a wild boar to save Clemence in the woods She is deeply distressed and angry about having to do this act laying her hands on the animal with reverence and regret.

A Cat's Life is wonderful as a smaller version of themes from Born Free as it shows Humans and animals are not that far apart in some ways. People grow and change with time and so seek independence. Crafted with exquisite care with music and images the film is a narrative that is not just entertainment but a learning experience for some to choose to let yourself into the film world. Even the most hard-hearted unsentimental go through these moments in Life at one time. The reflections of love, loss, and deeper themes of growing up, and leaving bits of your past life even though it hurts deeply which we all do.