STORYLINE: Meet the Cat in the Hat you don’t know in an all-new, epic adventure where mischief, magic and mayhem reign supreme.  (IMDb)

Mike Myers first brought the Cat in the Hat to the silver screen, in a 2003 live screen adaptation.  The same was true for Jim Carrey and the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).  Jim Carrey continued to adapt the work of Dr. Suess, as the voice of Horton, in Horton Hears a Who (2008).  Danny Devito brought the Lorax to the big screen, in the 2012 animated featured film.  Dr Suess, once again returns to theaters, with an animated adaptation of The Cat in the Hat.

  The books of Dr Suess are fun.  They have a lesson written on their pages, as well.  They 1968 adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, is a must watch, almost every year, for me.  With that in mind, I set my expectations, as I got my normal movie snack, on my way in to watch this new adaptation of The Cat in the Hat.

  The book is only so long, and the feature film comes in at 107 minutes. A LOT had to be added to fill out that runtime.  That additional material was there, for the sake of being there.  It didn’t add anything to the story.  In fact the opposite. The since of fun and whimsy, I associate with Dr Suess was gone.  In its place was 107 minutes of annoying content.

  I did not have this problem with both the live action and animated feature adaptations of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  In fact, I find the same is true for the live action adaptation of The Cat in the Hat.

There is an argument that I have out grown Dr Suess, but I watch, and enjoy, How the Grinch Stole Christmas almost every year.  In fact, next month I will be going to a double feature of the live action Grinch and 2002’s Scooby Doo.

  The Cat in the Hat is a swing and a miss.

Until next time, I will see you at the movies!