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A Street Cat Named Bob

2016

Roger Spottiswoode

Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head ...

6.6

2,300

Drama When street musician James Bowen found an injured cat curled up in the hallway of his apartment building, he had no idea how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London, barely making enough money to feed himself, and the last thing he needed was a pet. Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent but very sick animal, whom he named Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A slyly subversive film with a social point to make (...) A standout performance from Luke Treadaway gives 'A Street Cat Named Bob' some unexpectedly sharp teeth"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"It's not the best film you'll see this holiday season, but this soft, agreeable adaptation of the man-and-his-cat bestseller has its charms."	NEU
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide The Guardian	"[Treadaway] conveys convincingly the jittery emotional chaos of a former addict (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"'A Street Cat Named Bob' has its heart in the right place but doesn’t quite land on a tone to unite hard hitting drama and a cat-based comedy (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"Likely to get cat lovers purring with pleasure"	POS
United States	Andy Webster The New York Times	"A gently sparkling score, and folkish songs by Charlie Fink (...) pluck the heartstrings. 'Cat cam' sequences, showing Bob’s visual perspective, have a playful whimsy"	POS

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