Review of The Cat in the Hat (2003) by Doite — 22 Nov 2021
It became popular to hate on this movie years ago and it's really unjustified. There's a few things contributing to the hate. First, it's aimed at older kids and the mum forced to watch with them, not the adults commenting.
Second, Dr Seuss is a popular author, but only in some places. In places like where I live, hardly anyone grows up reading Dr Seuss. This is nothing like its source material. It's sarcastic and third-wall breaking.
Third, all it takes is some person on Youtube saying something is bad for my generation to pretend they have no ability to think for themselves. Movie critics on Youtube hate this movie. But for me, I liked this when it came out.
It was funny and campy like watching the old series of Batman. Yes, the humour is the kind you roll your eyes at, but that's what it's meant to be. This isn't aiming for groundbreaking. It's aiming for a casual Saturday afternoon where your kids are watching Looney Tunes.
It's not aiming for accuracy, it's aiming for parody. And it succeeds. Looney Tunes did the exact same **** But notice how nobody breathes a word of criticism? As for Mike Myers, I liked him in this role.
I think people saying he's miscast is, I think, an example of how some people just don't get this brand of humour. He was fine for the kind of role this was.
This review of The Cat in the Hat (2003) was written by Doite on 22 Nov 2021.
The Cat in the Hat has generally received mixed reviews.
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