Rotten
The three stories just don't connect and efforts to join them never work. However, an excellent roster of talent does try its best.
Variety Staff, Variety
Cat's Eye
Follow the newest cat-and-creature game as played through.
1985 · 1h 34m · PG-13
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Lewis Teague
Overview
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Stephen King seems to be working his way through the reference books of human phobias, and Cat's Eye is one of his most effective films.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Even though the mix contains lumps, Cat's Eye is the best screen adaptation of any King work since Brian De Palma's Carrie.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
The usual caveats about cumulatively unsatisfying portmanteau pictures certainly apply.
Time Out
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