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.
A Cat in Paris(Une vie de chat)
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France, Belgium · 2010
Rated PG · 1h 10m
Director Jean-Loup Felicioli
Starring Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone, Jean Benguigui, Bernadette Lafont
Genre Animation, Comedy
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During the day, Dino, a Parisian cat, lives with Zoe, a girl who has lost her voice and struggles to connect with her police superintendent mother. At night, he accompanies Nico, a cat burglar. When Zoe follows Dino and becomes caught up in Nico's criminal exploits, Dino and Nico must save Zoe from dangerous criminals.
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What are critics saying?
Los Angeles Times by Betsy Sharkey
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.
A charming, visually sparkling Parisian fantasy with a dark edge.
New York Daily News by Joe Neumaier
The charmless but harmless A Cat in Paris hits theaters yet doesn't enchant.
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.
Slant Magazine by Joseph Jon Lanthier
An animated film with the cozy charm of an advertisement for Starbucks French Roast, A Cat in Paris is all design and no danger.
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Unoriginal and mired in bad jokes.
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
A delightfully stylized caper involving a mute little girl, her pet cat and a cat burglar.
Movieline by Stephanie Zacharek
The picture sparkles, but in the nighttime way - its charms have a noirish gleam.
The A.V. Club by Tasha Robinson
It's stylish, pretty fun, but not the kind of ambitious effort that should make the world sit up and take notice.
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