‘Cats’ Movie Shredded for Being Bizarre But Not Bizarre Enough

  • Only about 17% of reviewers recommend film on Rotten Tomatoes
  • ‘The only realistic way to fix “Cats” would be to spay it’
CatsSource: Universal Pictures

“Cats,” the feline fantasy based on the 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, was never going to please everyone.

But the early reviews suggest it may not appeal to much of anyone. An awkward adaptation to the screen and unnerving computer animation -- based on source material that was already polarizing -- left many critics wondering if the film should have ever been made.