The Cat's Meow
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Movie Reviews of The Cat's Meow
Movie Review: Ship of Fools
Summary: 4 Stars
The fact that Peter Bogdanovich has made an intriguing film here is no small feat. He faces many obstacles in tackling this project. For starters it's based on a play so he has to avoid staginess. The action takes place on a luxury yacht yet the film doesn't feel claustrophobic. It's also a period piece but it doesn't feel like a museum piece. Many people have dismissed Bogdanovich as a has-been but you wouldn't know it here. There are enough artistic fluorishes on display here that suggest his earlier work. The film also is graced with an excellent cast. Noteworthy is a touching performance by Edward Herrmann as William Randolph Hearst and a spunky turn by Kirsten Dunst as Marion Davies. I didn't buy Eddie Izzard as Charlie Chaplin but that is based more on his physical bearing than anything inherent in his performance. Izzard is a terrific actor and I was fortunate to have seen him on stage in London in 1999 playing Lenny Bruce.Movie Review: As facile as this movie may have been,
Summary: 4 Stars
I nonetheless enjoyed it as a whole, and those not familiar at all with who W.R. Hearst was will hopefully be compelled to do some more digging into the odd fellow. An interesting story...the movie is a fun peek into the semi-decadence of people who have ascended the mountain of success and have nothing to do at the top but be amused and glib about the suffering of others, and play fast and loose with conventional morality, it having no use in such financial stratospheres. And yet, the power serves them insidiously when something truly foul happens-it can be made to disappear in such a way that ordinary folks could not. But this story doesn't have a big fat moral-really, you're watching Joanna Lumley, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard and Kirsten Dunst impress you by filling their characters' shoes effectively, with wit and whimsy amongst the lavish backdrop of Twenties affluence in spite of sobriety. It's worth a look.Movie Review: Sail of the season...
Summary: 4 Stars
Normally period pieces and whodunits are relegated to gather dust in the drama section at your video store, but this sleeper by Bogdonovich is one is done with great writing and character study that it might be worth at least a rent. Told as a possible story as what might have happened to Thomas Ince one fateful night on Hearst's boat, we see a deeper story about morality and power during the Hearst and Davies years. Dunst is absolutely terrific as Marion Davies - an actress whose own talents were equally electrifying on screen if given the proper vehicle. Unfortunately for Davies, Hearst didn't see her as a comedianne and some of this struggle comes across in the film. Also worth seeing in these rolls is the befuddled Jennifer Tilly as Louella Parsons and Eddie Izzard as the amorous (or heartbreakingly lecherous) Charlie Chaplin.
Movie Review: An enjoyable telling of a 90 year old Urban Legend
Summary: 4 Stars
The death of film maker Tim Ince on William Randolph Hurst's yacht in 1924 has long been surrounded in mystery and is a longstanding Urban Myth.
However, investigation into the transfers of money (potential payoffs ??) and other events surrounding this fateful weekend makes this story appear as though it may actually be more truth than legend.
This is a delightful peek into 1920s America and Hollywood and is enjoyable to see.
A bit on the light side as stylistic, but very entertaining.
Movie Review: Better than expected
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading some of the more negative reviews, I thought that this movie would be a dud, but it was not. I found it to be interesting, although a bit predictable. As a historical drama it brings to light a story of which many may be unaware - the murder of a low level movie producer by a publishing magnate.
Good plot, good acting, good story telling and plausible ending make this movie enjoyable.