
When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton (Kranz), an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta (Reed), and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. But as Clinton searches for the truth, he begins to uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he anticipated.... (Full plot summary below)
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When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton (Kranz), an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta (Reed), and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. But as Clinton searches for the truth, he begins to uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he anticipated.
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| Under the RadarCody Ray ShaferThere aren't enough laughs to maintain the weak plot, and it is a pity, since Murder of a Cat is really unlike anything we've seen before. |
| Village VoiceSerena DonadoniMurder of a Cat has an off-kilter charm, with Greene prizing humor over menace, and Clinton's maturity over plot resolution |
| New York PostSara StewartHeavy on quirk and light on wit, first-time director Gillian Greene’s comedy leans too heavily on the badly wigged Kranz. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe film, a first feature from Gillian Greene (wife of the director Sam Raimi, a producer here), has to settle for “sometimes amusing comedy” when it was probably aiming for “cult hit.” |
| The DissolveTina HassanniaThe script for Murder Of A Cat is undeniably funny at times, a potential cross between Ace Ventura and The Big Sleep. But Greene misses multiple opportunities to make that humor palpable, proving that film comedy is as much a tone as it is a performance, requiring a strong directorial vision to make it pitch-purrfect. |
| RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsEven if you can accept that there's nothing inherently wrong with being a little misanthropic in the right context, you'll probably find that Murder of a Cat's mean streak isn't wide enough. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerClint O'ConnorA forced, grating snore of a contrivance masquerading as a quirky comedy. One of the worst movies of 2014. |
| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThis is a perfect example of the kind of indie movie J.K. Simmons will hopefully never have to do again if he wins an Oscar for “Whiplash.” |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenA plodding comic caper that fails to deliver. |
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenForgettable, unfunny indie whodunit is fairly violent. |