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The strength of this version is in its actors, and they are all perfectly chosen and deliver on all four paws. Jennifer Hudson again gets a show-stopper in the hit song from the show, “Memory” , which she simply knocks out of this world and into another. It will blow you away if you allow it too. No less extraordinary is Ian McKellen’s brilliant turn as Gus the Theatre Cat, or Judi Dench, changing gender on Old Deuteronomy and nailing it.
The choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler is right on the money, as is the production design of Eve Stewart, which recalls an old classic studio musical, blissfully as artificial and stylized as it can be. As for the much-discussed decision to take these stars and wrap them in realistic digitzed fur, you either buy it or you don’t. After about the first few minutes, I didn’t even notice. It seemed natural in its own odd way.
The screenplay was adapted by Hooper and Lee Hall. Producers are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Hooper. Universal opens it Friday. Check out my video review with scenes from the film by clicking the link above.
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