It's rare when a film is so bad that watching it becomes an odd sort of twisted entertainment. That seems to be the situation with "Cats," the attempt to bring Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1982 musical—a Broadway mainstay that has earned over $4 billion—to movie theaters (where it quickly failed). It was fairly obvious from the start that this would be a misstep, because when you begin with something so fundamentally flawed, how could the final product possibly succeed? There are a few things to appreciate. The costume and makeup design is genuinely impressive, even if unsettling. Initially, watching people dressed as cats groom themselves is strange and funny, but it doesn’t take long before they start to look convincingly feline. (And yes, that feeling of unease has the potential to linger in your dreams for a while). The dancing is well-executed, with imaginative choreography and some beautiful ballet sequences; fans of traditional theater and dance will likely find something to enjoy. Beyond that, there's not much to recommend. The movie sticks closely to the Broadway play’s storyline, which means it shares the same fundamental problems. Essentially, a group of stray cats gathers on Jellicle moon night for a talent show so Old Deuteronomy (played by Judi Dench) can choose one cat to ascend to a new existence. It's an unsettling story that becomes even more disturbing upon reflection. To try and keep modern audiences engaged, director Tom Hooper includes predictable slapstick humor and clumsy physical comedy. While the cast members are all quite frightening as human-cat hybrids, Taylor Swift’s appearance—as a sultry feline who deals in magical catnip—is particularly jarring. The songs from Webber's musical become even more tiresome on screen (though "Memory" is an exception). The singing isn’t great either. Jennifer Hudson seems to be mocking herself with her exaggerated acting and vocal delivery. Her emotional, tear-soaked performance of “Memory” is unintentionally hilarious. Rebel Wilson’s tap dancing feels like a bizarre hallucination as she forces an army of children with cat faces to dance for her amusement (while cheerfully biting live cockroaches with human features in half). I'm not sure I would recommend seeing this film willingly, but it might work well as a late-night movie experience similar to Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room.”

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