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THE CAT IN THE HAT – Lorne Balfe
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
The Cat in the Hat is a new animated fantasy comedy film based on the beloved 1957 children’s book by Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Directed by Erica Rivinoja and Alessandro Carloni, the film features Bill Hader as the voice of the mischievous feline, alongside Xochitl Gomez, Tiago Martinez, Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, Giancarlo Esposito, and America Ferrera. The story expands considerably on Seuss’s original premise, imagining the Cat as an employee of the Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration, an organization dedicated to bringing happiness to children. When he is assigned to cheer up two siblings, Gabby and Sebastian, who are struggling to adjust to life in a new town, his typically chaotic methods threaten to get him fired – and possibly cost him his magical hat – especially after he loses an object called a Go-Backer, a stopwatch that can reverse time. The search for the Go-Backer takes the Cat, Gabby, and Sebastian through a series of magical pocket universes containing the creative memories of different people, but also brings them into conflict with a fearsome dragon-like creature called the Something… Read more…
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