I watched this movie because it was written by Stephen King, whose books I like very much, and was hoping it wouldn’t be as terrible as some of the movie adaptations of his works have been. Fortunately, it wasn’t too bad, although it showcased the production values of a made-for-TV movie.
Cat’s Eye is split into three separate stories whose connecting thread is a cat that appears in all three. Other than that, the three stories have nothing in common.
Some big names star in each tale, like Drew Barrymore, James Woods and Robert Hays, but no one really stands out.
The three tales are fairly interesting but only minimally scary. The first one is somewhat undermined by Woods’ theatricality, which I’m not a fan of, but you can clearly see King’s mark on it. The second one is interesting for gauging how far King would actually bring it (the answer is pretty far). The last one is the only one dealing with a “creature,” but thankfully it’s made fairly well, so it doesn’t suck, although it’s the weakest of the three.
It’s fine for some light viewing on a “night in” but can be easily overlooked.
Grade: 6
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