Dr Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
Time Out says
Among the grown-ups prancing like pantomime characters in this live-action version of Dr Seuss's appealing rhyme-ridden comic book, Mike Myers looks and behaves like a cross between Barney the Dinosaur and the Lion in The Wizard of Oz - a sickly furball with a silly grimace and a clumsy gait. The original Cat was a subversive dude with a fondness for light-hearted, rebellious anarchy. His purpose, after all, was to inject some life into two bored kids left at home to twiddle their thumbs. But here the moralistic tale is turned into unappealing froth - unfunny, too. The film's one plus point is a pastel-coloured mise-en-scène that looks agreeably '50s.
Details
Release details
Rated:
PG
Duration:
82 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Bo Welch
Screenwriter:
Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaeffer
Cast:
Mike Myers
Alec Baldwin
Kelly Preston
Dakota Fanning
Spencer Breslin
Amy Hill
Sean Hayes
Danielle Ryan Chuchran
Taylor Rice
Brittany Oaks
Talia Prairie
Paris Hilton
Alec Baldwin
Kelly Preston
Dakota Fanning
Spencer Breslin
Amy Hill
Sean Hayes
Danielle Ryan Chuchran
Taylor Rice
Brittany Oaks
Talia Prairie
Paris Hilton