
Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a daredevil billionaire at the top of his game. His eponymous company FireBrand is nearing completion on its greatest achievement to date - the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere. But Tom's workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his beautiful wife Lara (Jennifer Garner) and his adoring daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman). Rebecca's 11th birthday is here, and she wants the gift she wants every year, a cat. ... (Full plot summary below)
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Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a daredevil billionaire at the top of his game. His eponymous company FireBrand is nearing completion on its greatest achievement to date - the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere. But Tom's workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his beautiful wife Lara (Jennifer Garner) and his adoring daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman). Rebecca's 11th birthday is here, and she wants the gift she wants every year, a cat. Tom hates cats, but he is without a gift and time is running out. His GPS directs him to a mystical pet store brimming with odd and exotic cats- where the store's eccentric owner- Felix Perkins (Christopher Walken), presents him with a majestic tomcat, named Mr. Fuzzypants. En route to present his daughter with her dream pet, a bizarre turn of events finds Tom trapped inside the body of Mr. Fuzzypants. Adopted by his own family, he begins to experience what life is truly like for the family pet, and as a cat, Tom begins to see his family and his life through a new and unexpected perspective. Meanwhile, his family adjusts to life with an odd and stubborn cat, and his son David (Robbie Amell), steps up in ways Tom never expected. If any hope exists of returning to his family as the husband and father they deserve, Tom will have to learn why he has been placed in this peculiar situation and the great lengths he must go to earn back his human existence.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThis crass comedy smells like kitty litter. |
| Cine PremiereAlejandro Murillo'Nine Lives' is a light and entertaining comedy that all the family will enjoy. [Full review in Spanish] |
| New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe film, derivative (see “The Shaggy Dog” of 2006) and devoid of wit, is about that tiredest of kid-movie clichés, the parent who is too busy for his children and must be taught a lesson. |
| Bowling Green Daily NewsMicheal ComptonEvery once in a while, a movie comes along that makes you scratch your head and ask yourself, "What were they thinking?" Nine Lives is one of those movies. |
| indieWireDavid EhrlichCats may have nine lives, but you only get one, and it’s too precious to waste on this drivel. |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyBoasting no less than five credited screenwriters, the film is like an exquisite-corpse exercise in kiddie-movie plotting. |
| John Hanlon ReviewsJohn HanlonIt may have a goofy premise but it's funnier and more enjoyable than I expected. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThere's no way this was intended to play in theaters. |
| ChrisStuckmann.comChris StuckmannIf this wasn't directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and didn't star Kevin Spacey, I would assume it was attempting to recreate the so-bad-it's-good success that is Sharknado. |
| The Times of IndiaReagan Gavin RasquinhaThere is humour, there is fun and Nine Lives is honestly, quite enjoyable. It will put a smile on your face. |