
A high school baseball coach (Krumholtz) and a down-on-his-luck private investigator (Burns) form a bond as they scour New York City for the coach's wife, who's run away with a second-rate rock star. As in Burns' previous films, the city itself becomes a character as the two men confront their fear of change and the familiar habit of loneliness.... (Full plot summary below)
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A high school baseball coach (Krumholtz) and a down-on-his-luck private investigator (Burns) form a bond as they scour New York City for the coach's wife, who's run away with a second-rate rock star. As in Burns' previous films, the city itself becomes a character as the two men confront their fear of change and the familiar habit of loneliness.
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| NewsdayJohn AndersonThe most convincing and engaging of the six features Edward Burns has turned out since The Brothers McMullen. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThey're just too dull, and we start to sympathize with the women who left them both behind. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairLooking for Kitty's pervasively underwhelming atmosphere renders all of its positive attributes moot ... |
| Film Journal InternationalChris BarsantiBurns seems not nearly as engaged with his story as one would hope. And why should he be? He could write another like this before lunch. |
| VarietyDavid RooneyNaggingly thin and unlikely to withstand much theatrical scrutiny. |
| Reel.comTimothy KnightBurns simply doesn't delve deeply enough into his characters for them to have sufficient emotional resonance for the viewer. |
| User ReviewKelsey HHere Kitty Kitty Kitty Kitty, Here Kitty Kitty Kitty Kitty! Boy, do I need pussy! OK, enough! "Looking For Kitty" is another Edward Burns creation which I found to be of catwalk material. Burns plays Jack Stanton, a New York introverted private detective who takes on a missing person case. Yes, he is Looking For Kitty. Stanton himself has been missing the riches of life for a long time because he grieves the loss of his dead wife. David Krumholtz co-stars as Abe Fiannico, the Midwestern idiosyncratic baseball coach who travels to New York to find his missing wife. Yes, he is also Looking For Kitty. Abe hires Stanton to, yea you got it, to be Looking For Kitty. OK, I will stop "Kitting" around. New York plays a central figure in the film's symbolism & richness. Burns subtle, but yet, moving "Looking For Kitty" will quietly "stray" in your system for a while. Writer-Director Burns continues to be unappreciated by the film industry. He is the ultimate film voice of the Irish-American community. His acting effort as the cocky, standoffish Stanton was commendable. The petite Krumholtz gave a big performance as the desperate & honest Abe. One of the supreme supporting performances I have seen so far this year. "Looking For Kitty" is a prototype cinematic tool kit on an effective dialogue-driven film. ***** Excellent |
| User ReviewJoel MHere Kitty Kitty Kitty Kitty, Here Kitty Kitty Kitty Kitty! Boy, do I need pussy! OK, enough! "Looking For Kitty" is another Edward Burns creation which I found to be of catwalk material. Burns plays Jack Stanton, a New York introverted private detective who takes on a missing person case. Yes, he is Looking For Kitty. Stanton himself has been missing the riches of life for a long time because he grieves the loss of his dead wife. David Krumholtz co-stars as Abe Fiannico, the Midwestern idiosyncratic baseball coach who travels to New York to find his missing wife. Yes, he is also Looking For Kitty. Abe hires Stanton to, yea you got it, to be Looking For Kitty. OK, I will stop "Kitting" around. New York plays a central figure in the film's symbolism & richness. Burns subtle, but yet, moving "Looking For Kitty" will quietly "stray" in your system for a while. Writer-Director Burns continues to be unappreciated by the film industry. He is the ultimate film voice of the Irish-American community. His acting effort as the cocky, standoffish Stanton was commendable. The petite Krumholtz gave a big performance as the desperate & honest Abe. One of the supreme supporting performances I have seen so far this year. "Looking For Kitty" is a prototype cinematic tool kit on an effective dialogue-driven film. ***** Excellent |
| User ReviewHunter DNo one knows my pain like Edward Burns, who is quickly shaping up to be one of my favorites. I really liked the style of this movie, it wasn't flashy and felt more like something in the vein of early Godard or Rosselini, just, you know, with color. And shot on digital. David Krumholtz gives a one-of-a-kind performance in this one, this movie just shouldn't be missed by anyone who has lost a lover. |
| User ReviewWilliam WI liked this movie. It started a little slow, but kept getting better as it went along. It's a different kind of movie, it is a slower paced, but good movie. About a man trying to find out, why his wife left him and all-the-while being taken out of his comfort zone. I recommend this one. |