'A Cat in Paris' is about a cat named Dino (pronounced dee-no) who leads a double life: during the day he lives with a mute little girl whose father was recently killed; at night he is the partner-in-crime of a burglar. The little girl gets mixed up with some gangsters and it's up to the cat and Niko (nee-ko), the burglar, to save her.This movie is really cool, even though it's a pretty simple concept there's a lot of drama throughout. I really like Niko the thief, he kind of seemed like a Robin Hood, he was so sweet to Zoe, the little girl. The movie never gives any background on Niko, so it makes you wonder why he was stealing, but in the end he stops stealing. Zoe was really cute too, even though she doesn't really talk until the end, you still get a good sense of her character. Kudos to the animators!
Speaking of animators, the animation in this movie is interesting. It reminded me of the animation for those animated versions of books? The animation looked really cool though. You know how when someone moves really smoothly people say they're fluid? Well when someone was sneaking around (especially Niko) they looked literally fluid. I thought it was really cool.
The soundtrack for this movie was really neat too. It was a mix of that creepy adventure music, plus French music, and an American sounding song that I don't know the name to :P
This movie was a real treat to watch, the plot was engaging, and the characters had depth! I totally recommend this movie, especially as a family movie night. It's not too scary that the littles can't watch it, but it's not too boring and little-kiddish that the older people can't watch it.
I look forward to watching this one again soon!
