Cats Musical Reviews 2019

Any bad movie lover will be disappointed to find that its a gawdy confusing and relentlessly obnoxious Broadway music adaptationso its your standard completely normal Broadway musical.

Cats musical reviews 2019. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures Jennifer Hudson plays Grizabella in the movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webbers. The musical doesnt trust the audience doesnt trust that the dancing in and of itself is exciting enough to hold our interest. Adapting Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical Cats for the big screen was always going to be a gamble but reviews from the critics have been especially damning.

A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. But once you know this and have been warned by the trailer what youre in for is a remarkably fun time at the movies. Directed by Tom Hooper.

The movie like the play is a series of delightful songs strung together by a thin loose thread of a plot which lends a little credence to all the criticism and mockery online. Adapted by Tom Hooper and Lee Hall from Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical. Critics and skeptics of the movie admittedly have been waiting to pounce and the catty remarks wont be charitable.

The Plot of Cats Isnt Very Complicated. Sublime music captivating dance and. Review Jim Slotek December 20 2019 Cats Creepy Cats Trailer Adaptation Tom Hooper Dame Judi Dench Taylor Swift James Corden Idris Elba Musical Theatre Comment.

No special effect. The Hollywood Reporter named Cats one of the ten worst films of 2019 Travers said it easily scores as the bottom of the 2019 barreland arguably of the decade and Adam Graham of The Detroit News said Cats is the biggest disaster of the decade and possibly thus far in the millennium. Director Tom Hoopers movie is a huge failure because hes completely abandoned the fundamentals of what made Cats a terrific show.

Cats suffers from a problem common in contemporary filmed musicals. People seem very confused by the narrative of Cats and while I wouldnt say that its one of the best plotted musicals of all time its really. Jennifer Hudson Taylor Swift Idris Elba Judy Dench musicalSUBSCRIBE.