Murder of a Cat

I loved this movie. It is quirky and playful, without being heavy handed. The direction is excellent. The actors all feel very natural as if we, as the audience, are witnessing a little slice of their lives. It tackles big topics of corporate greed, economic issues, aimlessness, disenfranchised youth, love, romance and loyalty. It characterizes alienation in a parent/child relationship in a profound way that is very touching. All of this wrapped in a fun and crazy adventure that starts with a CAT. It is a wild and entertaining ride that left me wanting to stay on board as long as I could. I did not want this film to end. I highly recommend it.

J. K. Simmons, Blythe Danner, even old Fran are way better actors and have been in way way better stuff to have even entertained this dumpster fire.

How can Clinton the main character played by Fran Kranz look like a stereotypical Jew and the mother is obviously not? Some one else said it he looks like Harold Walowitz after being rolled at burning man.

Its not even really a comedy. Its really just stereotypical stuff trying to be made fun of by a half ass script. There is a reason no one saw it 10 years ago and im guessing streaming people will be coming on here soon to trash this all over the place.

Great innocent fun. Entertaining and fun actors were great in this comedy suggest this to anybody who just want something light and funny and loves animals great recommendation.

In 2014's silly indie dramedy-thriller "Murder Of A Cat" odd-ball loner Fran Kranz (Bradley Cooper-lite) lives in a cosy corner of LA with mum Blythe Danner & his cat... but in probing (with, reluctantly, cop JK Simmons) the latter's murder via a cross-bow bolt he gets drawn into a thin small-town crime plot involving the likes of Nikki Reed (good), Greg Kinnear & Leonardo Nam. Christian Magalhaes & debutant Robert Snow's screenplay is light but ambitiously tries crossing a few genres, and debut director Gillian Greene brings it home decently enough on what appears to be a shoestring budget. It's unremarkable fare, though does have some likeable performances. Meh.

What we have here is something reminiscent of lost in translation. Negative reviewers would have similarly loosed their venom (& frustration with something lacking short-attention-span-spoon-fed-in-small-doses-led-by-the-hand plot & exposition, action & Bey-esque explodeysubtlety) like Who's Cletis Tout?, The Station Agent, The Spitfire Grill, Julian Po, The Man In The Moon, The Legend of 1900, & Untamed Heart.

If you are familiar with & enjoyed any of those, chances are you will enjoy this picture.

Or maybe not... it occasionally does have awkward, clunky moments that don't seem to be intentional & do not contribute to the atmosphere.