★ 8 / 10
One of the best documentaries about cats!
MehdiTaba
This documentary is an affecting and insightful exploration of the profound connections between cat lovers, cats, and individuals facing homelessness. It…
This documentary is an affecting and insightful exploration of the profound connections between cat lovers, cats, and individuals facing homelessness. It beautifully captures the mutual benefits of these relationships, showcasing the positive impact they have on each other, enhanced by plenty of adorable footage that evokes strong emotions.The filmmaker's choice to focus on David Giovanni (the homeless and sick man), particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of social media, adds depth and poignancy to the narrative. The film offers a refreshing perspective on masculinity and strength, moving away from stereotypical representations.The direction, screenplay, production, and editing are all exceptionally well-executed, complemented by a fitting film score, excellent audio mixing, and impressive cinematography. The film maintains a positive and cute tone while being moderately paced and well-balanced. Overall, it's a cool, sweet, entertaining, interesting, emotional, sad, humanistic, ethical, cute, well-made, positive, beautiful, neat, and informative film that is sure to resonate with viewers.8.3/10.
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★ 8 / 10
Paws up
scarlettsdad
As a cat dad and a feral cat volunteer, this documentary definitely spoke to me. Starting with internet star Nathan the Cat Lady and including a truck driver…
As a cat dad and a feral cat volunteer, this documentary definitely spoke to me. Starting with internet star Nathan the Cat Lady and including a truck driver, a stuntman and the man I most identified with who saw the problem of homeless cats in his neighborhood and ultimately started his own TNR nonprofit. The most moving was the homeless man whose only concern was for his precious cat.The point, I suppose, was that men who love cats aren't sissies. I get that. As a man who manages a program in a large feral cat rescue organization, I am surrounded by women. I am 65 and single. I know that many assume I must be gay. Look, I love dogs, too, but cats have always been in my life. And like the guys in the film, it wasn't by choice...they chose me.Cats are cool. They don't automatically love you. So when they do, you've earned it. One of my cats sleeps next to me every night and is in my lap as I write this. The other was a traumatized feral who came in to my life 8yrs ago. She's now an inside only cat and afraid of everyone but me-and it took a really long time to gain her trust. And I can't imagine my life without them.So I'm a cat daddy, too, and could totally appreciate this movie. But to people who aren't, they may be expecting a cutesy doc and be disappointed. There's not one scene of a gay guy dressing their cat up and there are no cat fashion shows. Just regular guys who ended up falling in love with furry little creatures. Don't expect much more and you'll be fine.
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★ 7 / 10
Dogs or cats? The answer is obvious
smekalok
After this film, I was finally convinced that I am an unconditional cat person. A few stories, a few furry bundles of joy and pressing social issues. Perhaps…
After this film, I was finally convinced that I am an unconditional cat person. A few stories, a few furry bundles of joy and pressing social issues. Perhaps the kindest documentary film you can imagine. It's also worth mentioning and thanking the MOYGOLOS studio, which did a great job dubbing the characters (with the exception of the cats, of course). In some places, I admit honestly, it becomes quite boring to watch due to the pace of the story. But on the other hand, this is a documentary, not an action film. 'Cats' is a calm, kind, sometimes sad, but not very interesting film. The biggest plus is that we are shown real people with their real stories. I think that partly thanks to this film, some people can pay attention to the problem of unfortunate homeless pets around the world and try to help at least financially. But from a purely cinematic point of view, I will say that the film is long and could have been made shorter by at least 1/3, or even half. But overall, the film is sweet and kind and leaves a pleasant aftertaste.
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7.2/10
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@team_cram agreed, I have 1 black (4 total) cat, that I call bombay in a heavy indian voice when he gets the zoomies, but if you get him to look up real quick, he gets the derpy face. Cats rule and dogs drool