A Cat in Paris
GKIDS | Release Date: June 1, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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91
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJun 1, 2012
It's a sweet and disquieting excursion made by filmmakers whose eyes and ears and imaginations are in marvelous sync. Read full review
90
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMay 31, 2012
This movie is graceful, subtle and sure-footed, much as its English title implies. Read full review
90
MovielineStephanie ZacharekMay 31, 2012
The picture sparkles, but in the nighttime way - its charms have a noirish gleam. Read full review
80
SlateDana StevensJun 1, 2012
This elegantly hand-drawn caper doesn't have a lot to it - a little girl and her cat help break up a Parisian crime ring, un point c'est tout. But it moves to a different rhythm than the animated spectacles we're used to - it's sparer, less hectic, less cute - and the difference feels welcome and refreshing. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid ParkinsonMay 29, 2012
A charming, visually sparkling Parisian fantasy with a dark edge. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaAug 30, 2012
A Cat in Paris is thrilling, and a thrilling example of traditional ink and paint cartooning. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 26, 2012
Some of the action (and violence) in A Cat in Paris borders on the jarring, and the slam-bang finale - set atop Notre Dame Cathedral - favors bombast over wit. But getting there is a lot of fun, in part because the animators take time to make Dino a truly charismatic animal. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsJun 29, 2012
Although there's a skeletal story, A Cat in Paris evokes a mood instead of a moral. Like a cat nap, it gives us a brief, refreshing dream with little to remember. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonMay 30, 2012
It's stylish, pretty fun, but not the kind of ambitious effort that should make the world sit up and take notice. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenMay 29, 2012
A delightfully stylized caper involving a mute little girl, her pet cat and a cat burglar. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianShawn LevyJun 28, 2012
Handsome and perky and built around a story so simplistic that it almost feels like it wasn't written down. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierMay 29, 2012
An animated film with the cozy charm of an advertisement for Starbucks French Roast, A Cat in Paris is all design and no danger. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJul 6, 2012
While you're watching it, it is cozy and enjoyable, the same way a sleeping cat in your lap is cozy and enjoyable. Read full review
60
NPRScott TobiasJun 1, 2012
The trouble with A Cat in Paris lies not in its orchestration, which is mostly impeccable, but with what little is being orchestrated. It's well plotted but a little rote, clever but a far cry from ingenious, attractive but not particularly evocative. When it ends, it leaves behind the faintest of paw prints. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyMay 31, 2012
It's not your typical animated fare, but since the filmmakers can't quite decide whether its tale should be serious or silly, "Cat" trips and stumbles unsteadily between a bit of both. Read full review
60
The GuardianAndrew PulverMay 29, 2012
It's a slight, attractive tale: a childlike fable of a little girl and her preternaturally intelligent cat that swiftly devolves into a very old-school cops and robbers yarn. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickJun 1, 2012
Slight and unremarkable. Read full review
50
VarietyJordan MintzerMay 29, 2012
Delightfully old-school on the animation side, but too old-fashioned on the story side, French 2D toon A Cat in Paris is easy enough on the eyes yet never quite justifies feature-length status. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonMay 29, 2012
Unoriginal and mired in bad jokes. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMay 31, 2012
The charmless but harmless A Cat in Paris hits theaters yet doesn't enchant. Read full review
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