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Miss Minoes(Minoes)

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Netherlands · 2001
Rated PG · 1h 26m
Director Vincent Bal
Starring Carice van Houten, Theo Maassen, Jack Wouterse, Pierre Bokma
Genre Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Young journalist Tibbe is too shy to do his job well and, as a result, risks being fired. One day, he meets Minoes, a cat-turned-human who offers to help him with his articles in exchange for room and board. Using her network of cat informants, they will take on the town’s evil factory owner.

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Chicago Reader by

In this cute 2001 children's feature from the Netherlands, the title cat magically transforms into a woman (Carice von Houten, later of Paul Verhoeven's Black Book) and assists a beat reporter with his field research.

25

Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

After 30 long minutes, I stopped trying to make allowances for its varying ineptitudes, and Carice van Houten's work as the spunky human cat was the only reason I held out that long.

60

Village Voice by Melissa Anderson

Conveying, with a light touch, important lessons for kids on the necessity of civic engagement, the perils of edit-ad conflicts, and the need to honor difference, Miss Minoes is also an ailurophile's dream, featuring a fantastic array of tabbies, calicos, and Birmans that always hit their marks.

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The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger

It's a Christmas present for cat lovers. Miss Minoes, the tweaked title of a 2001 Dutch film by Vincent Bal, is being given an American theatrical run (dubbed into English), and it's a pleasantly quirky, family-friendly fable with lots of meowing.

50

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

The movie is probably ideal for those proverbial young girls who adore cats, and young boys, too. I can't recommend it for adults attending on their own, unless they really, really love cats.

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Variety by Ronnie Scheib

Though conceived in whimsy, Minoes generally lacks imagination; once the premise is established, familiar plot conventions reign.

50

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Vincent Bal's film should appeal to kids, cat lovers and felines. I give it two stars, and my cat, Audrey, gives it three meows.

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