The Truth About Cats & Dogs
THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS (12)
D: Michael Lehmann
20th Century Fox/Noon Attack (Cari-Esta
Albert)
US 1996
97 mins
Comedy/Romance
W: Audrey Wells
DP: Robert Brinkmann
Ed: Stephen Semel
Mus: Howard Shore
Uma Thurman (Noelle Slusarsky), Janeane
Garofalo (Abby Barnes), Ben Chaplin (Brian), Jamie Foxx (Ed), James McCaffrey (Roy)
A female version of Cyrano de Bergerac, featuring one
excellent performance from Janeane Garofalo as a radio animals expert, who, thinking herself as unattractive, asks her beautiful friend to impersonate her for a date with a charming British
photographer.
Though Cameron Diaz's star name may steal the limelight,
the film gets all its power and charm from Garofalo's performance, setting up a convincing romance between her and the leading man. A chick flick which should be just as welcome to men as it
is for its target demographic.
A quite lovely film, and that's the truth.
7/10
