Dr. Seuss The Cat In The Hat
A duo are introduced to their imagination that eventually turns from fun into an unlikely mystery.
29 October 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA
19 September 1960, Fleetwood, England, UK
28 January 1930, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
17 February 1981, New York City, New York, USA
20 July 1992, Dallas, Texas, USA
29 April 1954, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
20 April 1959, Burbank, California, USA
April 22, 2007
Unless you are prone to laugh at endless urination, expectoration, regurgitation, defecation, flatulence, and belching, avoid this rip-off at all costs.
November 21, 2003
The younger the viewers, the better reactions are bound to be, while grownups will sit still in varying states of bemusement and discomfiture.
November 24, 2003
First published in 1957, The Cat In The Hat is one of the most-loved and best-selling children's books ever. It's also a mere 1,600 words -- and even at 82 minutes, the movie version seems like a big stretch.
December 22, 2010
Too mature for the kids who are reading the book.
November 21, 2003
About as creatively inspired as a giant hairball.
April 29, 2009
Should by no means be considered family fodder.
November 21, 2003
The Cat in the Hat is long on visual dazzle but short on warmth, and the humor is excessively raunchy for a family film.
February 03, 2008
Is Dr. Seuss rolling in his grave yet?
November 21, 2003
So good it breaks your heart for not being better.
September 10, 2007
much of the film is padded out by the comic business of Mike Myers' cat, in a deeply flawed role falling somewhere between a stand-up dying on stage or an alcoholic clown harassing kids at a birthday party.
May 23, 2016
The book is a ten minute read. The movie's a 90 minute watch... The additions deflate the fantasies.
November 22, 2003
The best argument yet made for extending artists' rights beyond the grave.
