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CatPerson Review: Emilia Jones Is Great In Underwhelming Adaptation [Sundance] Sundance2023
Directed by Susanna Fogel from a screenplay by Michelle Ashford, Cat Person, based on the short story by Kristen Roupenian, has good intentions, but it doesn’t live up to its premise or its source material. CODA’s Emilia Jones stars in an underbaked drama/thriller that is messy in execution. Cat Person is not as compelling as it perhaps aims to be and, though there are great — and even uncomfortable — moments in the film, it doesn’t justify its tonal shifts or its feature length.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Margot is a college sophomore who works at a local arthouse theater and spends a lot of time studying a queen bee and an ant colony in her professor’s lab. When Robert , a theater patron, asks her for her number, Margot says yes. They begin texting each other a lot, building a rapport that only exists through their phones, to the dismay of Margot’s roommate Taylor .
Roupenian’s short story cleverly lays out all of these dynamics — be it in words, actions, or Margot’s thoughts — whereas the movie veers off into thriller/horror territory and takes creative liberties that don’t particularly suit the overarching narrative. The final act is unnecessary and doesn’t really add anything to the movie’s story.
Things between Robert and Margot are meant to be more awkward than they are, but the script is uneven in its portrayal of their relationship. The execution is rather flat, and the tone of the film shifts constantly. In one moment, the audience is at the edge of their seats, but the tension winds down so quickly that it isn't effective. It’s too caught between being a dramedy and a thriller with horror elements.
At two hours long, though, Cat Person overstays its welcome, landing with a thud at the end. The final act, which includes a physical altercation between Margot and Robert, is drawn out unnecessarily and could have been cut altogether. The film wouldn’t have lost any of its momentum, and would have maintained a tighter, more fluid script. Jones is great in her role, and Braun is too, though he is miscast.
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