Cats The Movie Reviews. If you're not familiar with the andrew lloyd webber musical, cats is based on old possum's book of practical cats by t.s. Eliot's 1939 poetry collection old possum's book of practical cats) stays true to the original production, which first debuted on may 11, 1981.
The cats movie reviews are in, and folks, they are…not great. Producer andrew lloyd weber has had multiple musicals take over broadway for decades and then eventually make their way to the silver screen.results have been mixed, but people were legitimately afraid of what would happen when it was announced a movie version of cats was being directed by tom hooper—and they had every right to be. Reviews are in for the cats movie and stars including taylor swift and idris elba might want to look away now.
Producer andrew lloyd weber has had multiple musicals take over broadway for decades and then eventually make their way to the silver screen.results have been mixed, but people were legitimately afraid of what would happen when it was announced a movie version of cats was being directed by tom hooper—and they had every right to be.
Reviews are in for the cats movie and stars including taylor swift and idris elba might want to look away now. Tom hooper manages to take an already bad idea (turning cats into a live action movie) and makes it even worse than you could possibly imagine. The £72 million film, which arrives in cinemas tomorrow, has received a hilariously. Cats may have nine lives, but the new movie “cats” uses every last one of them.