Video/DVD Review: Cats Don't Dance
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What Parents Should Know
Parents need to know that this is a colorful and energetic
animated musical suitable for all but the very youngest
toddlers. It sports some sly satire and the music, written by
Randy Newman and performed by Natalie Cole.
Families can talk about judging others on their talent and
character, rather than their appearance, and about working for
your dreams, even when the obstacles seem insurmountable. Kids
may also like to talk about Darla Dimple, why she was so
threatened by the talented animals and the contrast between the
way she behaved in private and when she was in the public
eye.
A singing, dancing cat named Danny goes to Hollywood to become a star in this colorful and energetic animated musical suitable for all but the very youngest toddlers. He finds, however, that no one in Hollywood thinks that animals can be stars. A Shirley Temple-style moppet named Darla Dimple pretends to help him audition with his friends, only to sabotage their big number by flooding the soundstage. Danny, humiliated, decides to go back home. But he can't give up, and the rousing finish has all of the animals staging a spectacular musical number, with the inadvertent help of Ms. Dimple.
The animation in CATS DON'T DANCE is well above average, if not quite up to the Disney standard, and the voice characterizations are excellent, with Scott Bakula and Jasmine Guy as the leads and Kathy Najimy, Don Knotts, and George Kennedy outstanding in supporting roles. Parents will appreciate some sly satire and the music, written by Randy Newman and performed by Natalie Cole.
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