8/10
Dollar-Store Diamond
1 January 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I'm impressed that 66 other IMDb users have seen this movie and felt strongly enough about it to vote here. I found this disk in the bottom of a jumbled bin of $1 disks in a mangled cardboard sleeve, with at least seven different price labels stuck and re-stuck, the highest only $5.99. In my opinion, these are the best films - the ones that are missed by the masses and leave you, the viewer, with a unique experience.

This film is unique; in my experience, entirely unique. Several elements were entirely new to me, including an English-dubbed soundtrack that was not only bearable but hilarious. The story was also lighthearted and well paced without pandering to the 'kids in the audience.' While I agree that children probably will enjoy this film, I'm not sure I think it was entirely aimed at children. I think it was aimed more at adults who are struggling to identify their 'inner child' in the midst of the (perceived) weightiness of their lives.

Nearly every character in this film had a perception of themselves undone by the Cat. As a viewer, we identify with the love and lies that color all these characters as readily as we identify with the lovers and liars in our own lives - including ourselves. The driving force of this film is the idea that love and honesty are values in life that make life fun and keep us young.

Comments on the quality of the DVD disc, the digital transfer or other marginal inaccuracies only reveal that a viewer is "blue" - here's hoping this film left you "yellow."
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