Cats in the Museum

I feel like kids films are going to be a trial ground for producers, companies and studios to see if audiences will consume AI content without noticing it's AI. That's what this movie felt like...a film written, structured, and performed by AI...and there's a couple of others I've watched on Netflix recently that feel similar.

It felt extremely unemotional and detached. The structure felt formulaic but in a way that just didn't feel like humans were behind it making the said formulaic mistakes, if that makes sense? Performances felt like they were built on a voice artist recording their voice for 2 hours and then AI increased the vocabulary and filled in the blanks. Just an incredibly aloof feeling watching this. My 4 year old said it was boring. Kids are human too and know when something is wafer thin.

I saw this movie on the cinema, and tbh it seems like the person who wrote the story for this was just lazy, they had a great and cute opportunity and wasted it. It wasn't funny or interesting, and a there were a lot of unnecessary subplots. Also, the design of the only female cat ??? Man, that's awful.

The Spanish dub was also very cheap.

And the animation of the animals was fine, but when humans appear they seem sooo stiff, I think that was the only funny thing.

I would recommend this movie for children under the age of like 9-10, if you're older then you're just gonna waste your money. (Like me)

"Vinsent" is a ginger cat who finds himself stranded on an island populated only by a rather savage, but dumb, dog and by a mouse. They inhabit a grand old mansion house where their daily routine is quite literally that - routine! Anyway, a storm comes along and this causes their home to crumble into the sea leaving the cat and his mouse friend "Moris" floating the seas inside a piano! Luckily, that's picked up by a tanker and next thing, they are in the world renowned Hermitage museum in St Petersburg and 'Vinsent" is dragooned into a herd of other cats whose mission is to protect the priceless artwork. Needless to say, "Moris" finds his life now somewhat more perilous - especially as he has a penchant for dining on the fabric of fine art. The "Mona Lisa" is coming to visit and so everyone is on alert, security is heightened - bit still, it gets stolen. All fingers point to the mouse, but is there something more sinister going on that "Vinsent" can get to the bottom of? The animation here is all pretty basic, but it's still quite an enjoyably daft adventure with plenty going on, a few red herrings and just a little romance with the glamorous - if slightly curiously animated - "Kleopatra" before a denouement that I can think of plenty of "art" I'd want to volunteer for. I'm surprised this got an UK cinema release, and it's not really for children. Worth a watch, though.

I knew that russian animations isn't known to be top notch but man...this is terrible on every level. Story is nonsense, visuals are outdated, humour is nonexistent and the pacing is all wrong. It looks like an overlong episode of other mediocre russian cartoons like Masha & Bear or Booba from like 20 years ago. It is frankly embarrassing that such a poor movie was on theaters. My 6 y/o daughter wanted to see this but she found it boring as well. Don't waste your money or time on this. Definitely one of the worst animated movies I've ever seen in my whole life. Please please don't let your kids watch this,

We took our grandchildren, ages 8 & 6, to see this film. They enjoyed the story, characters & could identify some of the paintings being featured, especially the 'Mona Lisa'! The central character experiences quite a few hair-raising adventures, and must work his way between the demands of friendship and danger, and is finally rewarded by the love of a beautiful lady.

We also enjoyed the film, having visited The Hermitage in St. Petersburg several times, pre-COVID19.

If I had any criticism, it would be the voices chosen for English-Language dubbing. A bewildering mix of Irish, Scots & Middle American do not sit well with the characters & there are more than enough well trained voiceover actors to be found in either Russia or the Baltic Republics who would have done a far better job.