This charming, Oscar-nominated animated film, which I saw in its US version (dubbed with American voices), is about a literal cat burglar. By night, the cat is the non-human partner complicit in a series of thefts. This cat must sleep a lot less than most. By day, he is the companion of a young girl traumatized by the death of her father. She doesn’t speak. (Neither does the cat. It’s not that kind of movie.) The girl’s mother is a police detective responsible for investigating the thefts. And so these worlds must collide.
This film isn’t particularly meant for kids, but some may enjoy it. The touches of film noir and playful homages to Quentin Tarentino, Martin Scorsese, et al will be noted by adults. The band of ruthless but hapless crooks bound up in the story will amuse all, and there’s just enough emotion (as when the detective, alone, weeps over the memory of her murdered husband) to bind it all together.
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viewed 9/5/12 7:15 pm and reviewed10/10/12
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