The great thing about the irrepressibly anarchic Cat in the Hat is that even Hollywood can't contain him. Jellybean-colored sets (and Mom's just-dry-cleaned dress) are cheerfully destroyed along with, Mom's rules, some of the kids' ideas about themselves, and the laws of physics. Meanwhile, the Cat creates absolute chaos and the kids react with a mixture of horror and delight in seeing things like that "don't you touch anything" living room covered in splotches of purple goo. Also new to the film, a neighbor ( Alec Baldwin) schemes to marry the kids' mother and have Conrad sent to a military boarding school. And they have to learn to appreciate one another. Conrad ( Spencer Breslin) must learn to follow the rules and Sally ( Dakota Fanning) has to learn to loosen up and not be so bossy. Here, the Cat is an "I'm here to teach you a lesson," sort of guy to his two young friends. Meyers' interpretation of the Cat seems to be a master of vaudevillian shtick with a few of the voices from The Wizard of Oz and a sort of demented Mary Poppins thrown in for what turns out to be very good measure. Seuss story, this live-action film stars Mike Myers as the mischievous Cat.
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