The Cat's Meow

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Amanda B. I really liked it. Thought it stayed true to the story- or at least the theory of what happened. Thought it was cast very well. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/02/25 Full Review K S Although some audience reviews pan the style of the performances or even the original story, we found both to be spot-on for the era. These years really were packed with scandalous stories about the rich and famous. The time wasn't called "the roaring 20s" for nothing, you know? It also helps to remember that Hurst and Davies were the center of CITIZEN KANE, as well. These people were that rich, that famous, and that able to escape comeuppance because of it. Which . . . kinda sounds like now, actually. Anyway, direction was great, costuming was glorious, and the script was bitingly sharp. Thumbs up! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/25 Full Review Merrick S Enjoyable romp aboard WR Hearst's fabulous yacht, a wild party with dance, affairs, business plots . . . and murder. Great cast--Edward Herrmann delivers a towering performance as Hearst, Eddie Izzard is a winsome Chaplin. Dunst sparkles. Joanne Lumley is superb in a small part. Very tasty, can't go wrong with this one. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review Cat C Love Love LOVE this movie ~ it truly IS the Cat's Meow! ~ How is anyone first drawn to a film? I liked thLoe main promo pic as it looked like a fun film about the 1920s, my favorite decade, promised cool costumes and was available on Netflix. And the title's straight out of the 20's meaning "Something or someone highly enjoyable, desirable, or impressive, especially in a fancy or elaborate way." But after the first 10 minutes starting with Al Jolson's Avalon and Joanna Lumley's mysterious introduction I knew this was something special and as the film unfolded I loved it more and more. The cast was fascinating and Lumley's Elinor Glyn, Kirsten Dunst as Marion Davies, Edward Herrmann a W,R, Hearst, Eddie Izzard's Charlie Chaplin, Cary Elwes as Thomas Ince and Jennifer Tilly's Louella Parsons all jumped off the screen and into my head and heart. The sets, costumes, music and dancing are totally fun and fabulous1920s. But there's a lot more going on that IS fabulous but definitely NOT fun! I won't reveal the plot but will say the brilliant script is based on "a semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathered aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924" This unique movie is a treat in SO many ways. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/23 Full Review david f Sometimes period films suffer from an overenthusiastic theatricality among the cast, I think particularly with these Roaring Twenties movies. This film is very dramatic and very melodramatic, and everyone's sort of hamming it up a lot. It was a bit much. Also, I wish they'd gotten someone more believable to play Charlie Chaplin. I did like some of the reflective and witty comments made about Hollywood and its culture and some of the theatricality wasn't off-putting but overall this was a stagey soap opera. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jon c It's the cats meow when stuck on a voyage involving a love triangle and murder Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herman, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Tilly, and Cary Elwes directed by the late Peter Bogdanovich and based on Steven Pero's play of the same name Also inspired by the mysterious death of film mogul Thomas H. Ince that occurred on William Randolph Hearst's yacht during a weekend cruise celebrating Ince's birthday Taking place in 1924 with such old Hollywood faces like Charlie Chaplin and William Randolph Hearst On a yacht a murder took place with 14 passengers Only 1 witness was questioned out of the best known personalities in show business This is quite boring and not engaging The characters don't even attempt to have sparkling personalities No fun in the mystery and no spark in the script yet the costumes are commendable Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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