Review of Nine Lives

However, for a outstanding cat movie, look for Disney's "The 3 Lives of Tomasina (1963). Similar to "Just Like Heaven" wherein Reese Witherspoon's soul is trapped as a ghost outside her comatose body, this version has a corporate CEO (Kevin Spacey) trapped in a cat's body, "Mr. Fuzzypants". (The alternate Australian Title.) Not well-explained is why or how the creepy pet shop owner (Christopher Walken) snatches the "spirit" from certain death. It must be a curse, as the poor man must "repent" or stay a cat forever, while his human body remains in a coma. Similar to "Just Live Heaven" as so many people are itching to "pull-the-plug". This is troubling, as he tries desperately to communicate to several people, including his 2nd wife and young daughter, that he is not dead! Some unneeded "potty" humor. What saves this movie for me is the extraordinary CGI and cat behaviors. Therefore, just "purrfect" for cable viewing. Great cast in an unoriginal script. Little kids might like it because the cat is so good! Bombed in the USA but made money overseas. Go figure?