Une vie de chat 2010

Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: "A Cat in Paris" has a low-key charm and pleasurably laconic visual style. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: A nifty little caper in which blustery gangsters, intrepid detectives, cat burglars (one of them literally feline) and a little girl named Zoe scamper across nighttime rooftops unraveling a pleasantly tangled plot. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: "A Cat in Paris" has a jazzy, relaxed beauty; it's old-school, hand-drawn animation, and you sense the fun the artists were having. Read more

Tasha Robinson, AV Club: A barely feature-length diversion that lacks the energy to grip younger viewers or the depth to impress adults, but it earns respect with its makers' dedication to old-school craft. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: [It] glories in striking silhouettes, a slinky '50s beat, a bright storybook palette and an entrancing brand of make-believe that grown-ups can believe in. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: It's a sweet and disquieting excursion made by filmmakers whose eyes and ears and imaginations are in marvelous sync. Read more

Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: This unexpected Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee is sleek, stylish animated escapade that makes vivid, affecting use of its brief running time. Read more

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: There are wild chases and fever dreams, and sometimes the thieving and the thieves become a muddle. But the animation of A Cat in Paris itself is so artful, it steals the day. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: An animated delight, and certainly not just for kids. Read more

Scott Tobias, NPR: There's hardly a frame wasted here. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Doesn't enchant. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Seems slight and unremarkable... Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: A Cat in Paris is thrilling, and a thrilling example of traditional ink and paint cartooning. Read more

Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle: A charming little French animation (not suitable for very young children,) directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli... Read more

Dana Stevens, Slate: Ections of A Cat in Paris feel draggy even at the abbreviated running time of 65 minutes. But in the best parts, the crisscrossing plot strands all pause for a moment, and we just get to watch and listen to what's going on in this stylishly imagined world Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The graphic design and humor are whimsical, the color scheme deep and shadowy, and the perils facing Zoe and her police-inspector mom just shivery enough to give the story some spice. Read more

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Like a cat nap, it gives us a brief, refreshing dream with little to remember. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: It's difficult to imagine the audience for this pretty but hollow film. Read more

Jordan Mintzer, Variety: A Cat in Paris is easy enough on the eyes yet never quite justifies feature-length status. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Unoriginal and mired in bad jokes. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: At a little over an hour, it's a slight but visually charming adventure. Read more