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P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
2002
It's New Year's Eve and Jimmy Zoole is having a bad day. He's been robbed twice, his girlfriend is leaving, he just lost his job and the only one left to talk to is a burglar who he has tied to the kitchen counter! Read more
| Starring | Steve Guttenberg, Lombardo Boyar, Cynthia Watros |
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| Director | Steve Guttenberg |
| Genres | Comedy |
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P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
It's New Year's Eve and Jimmy Zoole is having a bad day. He's been robbed twice, his girlfriend is leaving, he just lost his job and the only one left to talk to is a burglar who he has tied to the kitchen counter!
| Starring | Steve Guttenberg, Lombardo Boyar, Cynthia Watros |
|---|---|
| Director | Steve Guttenberg |
| Studio | TLA RELEASING |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 14 Nov 2005 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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Nicely acted... Engaging and moving
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Hilarious! Razor-sharpe dialogue
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
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Emascualted and disappointing
Why would you take a play and a 1972 novel set in New York City about a bisexual Italo-American burglar and a sexually ambiguous and mildly depressive actor, which is all about opening up and finding yourself, and re-set in present-day Los Angeles?
OK, the basic storyline could still be relevant, and re-interpreting the burglar as a Hispanic works, but removing almost every vestige of the sexual politics from a narrative for which it's essential seems just plain crazy. It's clearly been a labour of love for Steve Guttenberg, since he directs as well as stars in it, but WHY DID HE BOTHER?
I can't say how this film would work for someone unfamiliar with the original novel since it was a great favourite of mine a long time ago: maybe it's entertaining enough, though there are a great many references that don't make sense because of the inexplicable cuts. And it's deeply tiresome to watch Guttenberg, whose only apparent way of playing depression or seriousness is by looking grumpy (like Robin Williams).
Actually, just give it a miss, there are much better films around. And read the book if you can. -
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Emascualted and disappointing
Why would you take a play and a 1972 novel set in New York City about a bisexual Italo-American burglar and a sexually ambiguous and mildly depressive actor, which is all about opening up and finding yourself, and re-set in present-day Los Angeles?
OK, the basic storyline could still be relevant, and re-interpreting the burglar as a Hispanic works, but removing almost every vestige of the sexual politics from a narrative for which it's essential seems just plain crazy. It's clearly been a labour of love for Steve Guttenberg, since he directs as well as stars in it, but WHY DID HE BOTHER?
I can't say how this film would work for someone unfamiliar with the original novel since it was a great favourite of mine a long time ago: maybe it's entertaining enough, though there are a great many references that don't make sense because of the inexplicable cuts. And it's deeply tiresome to watch Guttenberg, whose only apparent way of playing depression or seriousness is by looking grumpy (like Robin Williams).
Actually, just give it a miss, there are much better films around. And read the book if you can. -
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It's New Year's Eve and Jimmy Zoole is having a bad day. He's been robbed twice, his girlfriend is leaving, he just lost his job and the only one left to talk to is a burglar who he has tied to the ... -