A Street Cat Named Bob

 A Street Cat Named Bob 2016

• Director: Roger Spottiswoode
• Seen by this director: Tomorrow Never Dies,  
• Based on the book by James Bowen
• Cast: Luke Treadaway, Bob the Cat, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head, Darren Evans, Lorraine Ashbourne, Beth Goddard, Nina Wadia, Ruth Sheen
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Luke Treadaway – Fortitude, The Hollow Crown, Vicious, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Attack the Block, Heartless
• Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey, Filth
• Anthony Head – Dancing on the Edge, Merlin, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Sparkle, Little Britain, Doctor Who, Rose and Maloney, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Lorraine Ashbourne – Breathe, Unforgotten, Adult Life Skills, London Spy, Fever Pitch
• Beth Goddard – Queen of the Desert, Edge of Tomorrow, X-Men First Class
• Nina Wadia – Bend It Like Beckham, Curry Nam Nam, Doctor Who, White Teeth, Kiss Me Kate
• Ruth Sheen – Unforgotten, Mr Turner, Misfits, Another Years, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Vera Drake, White Teeth, All or Nothing
• Why? Cat!
• Seen: 25 September 2021.      

       Finally! A film about a cat. I’m so tired of dogs in film. I am strictly a cat person.

       James (Treadaway) is a homeless busker trying to kick his heroin addiction and having a very rough time of it. When he comes very close to OD-ing his tough but sympathetic case worker Val (Froggatt) gets him into a flat.

       Then he meets Bob. A ginger cat who purrs very loudly. And won’t leave him alone.

       I won’t even tell you the story. I’m just going to sit here and love the film. 

5* of 5.