The highly-anticipated movie “Cat Person” purrs into theaters quickly courtesy of Rialto Pictures.
“Cat Person,” which was amongst IndieWire’s most anticipated movies out of Sundance, obtained distribution later than anticipated, leaving followers ready for the large display adaptation of the viral New Yorker brief story of the identical identify.
“CODA” breakout star Emilia Jones performs school sophomore Margot who meets awkward bachelor Robert (Nicholas Braun) whereas working at a movie show concession stand. However, Robert is probably not as he appears: For one factor, as a self-described cat proprietor, there are not any furry felines to be present in his condominium. Did Robert lie about having cats to look non-threatening? Is Robert actually a villain, or is Margot paranoid due to relationship horror tales?
Geraldine Viswanathan and Isabella Rossellini additionally star within the twisty rom-com meets thriller.
Susanna Fogel directs the movie primarily based on Kristen Roupenian’s 2017 The New Yorker fictional brief story, which Michelle Ashford tailored for the script. “Cat Person” is totally financed by StudioCanal, with Fogel govt producing together with Ashford and Daniel Hank. Jeremy Steckler and Conde Nast Entertainment/The New Yorker Studios’ Helen Estabrook function producers.
Kate Erbland’s IndieWire evaluation praised the movie for being “appropriately excruciating” to reflect the brief story. “It will set your teeth on edge and raise the hairs on the back of your neck, just as it should,” Erbland penned. “Jones and Braun also make for keen casting, with Jones winningly working the line between Margot’s relative innocence and her tricky desires, and Braun turning creepy when you least expect it. Yet the film’s muddled, messy, and brand-new final act feels at odds with Roupenian’s story and the very emotions it raised with its readers.”
She continued, “The film answers questions that range from the mundane (does Robert really have cats?) to the unnecessary (is Robert really a bad dude?), all of them sewing up tight a story that hits much harder when it’s allowed to be more open. Is Robert really a bad dude? Isn’t that the point of this entire story?”
“Cat Person” is premieres in theaters October 6 from Rialto Pictures. Check out the trailer beneath.
