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Originally published Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Movie review
'Miss Minoes': The sweet scoop on cat/woman fairy tale
A movie review of "Miss Minoes," the tweaked title of a 2001 Dutch film by Vincent Bal. It's now being given an American theatrical run (dubbed into English), and it's a pleasantly quirky, family-friendly fable about a cat who turns into a human.
The New York Times
"Miss Minoes" follows the title character (Carice van Houten) as she climbs trees and roofs, dines on fish and talks with cats.
'Miss Minoes,' with Carice van Houten, Theo Maassen. Directed by Vincent Bal, from a screenplay by Bal, Tamara Bos and Burny Bos, based on a novel by Annie M.G. Schmidt. 92 minutes. Rated PG for brief language, smoking and rude behavior. SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
It's a Christmas present for cat lovers. "Miss Minoes," the tweaked title of a 2001 Dutch film by Vincent Bal, is being given an American theatrical run (dubbed into English), and it's a pleasantly quirky, family-friendly fable with lots of meowing.
Carice van Houten plays the title character, a cat who has turned into a human but can still communicate with her feline pals. She is befriended by an inept newspaper reporter named Tibbe (Theo Maassen), who, with the tips she brings him from the cat gossip chain, is suddenly hitting the front page regularly.
Eventually Tibbe reports that the revered manager of the town's most important factory, regarded by everyone as a benefactor, is not so praiseworthy after all. When the town turns against the young reporter, it's cats to the rescue.
Yes, the film is silly and light as a feather, but who doesn't love gossiping cats? Van Houten is charming, and the blossoming cross-species romance, rather than seeming creepy, makes the story all the sweeter.
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