Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014)

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The acting in this movie is really good.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The low rating resulted from the typical dull-witted viewer, and a hilariously evil cat. The typical Hallmark viewer likes non stop gushy feel good schmaltz so they probably enjoyed everything but the cat. The dull-wits must have 2 F bombs in every line because they cannot understand cynical wit, have no vocabulary, and teach at Ivy League schools. But for someone like me who is constantly seeking another "Where's Poppa," "A New Leaf," or "Scrooged," the only good lines were from Aubrey Plaza who really is grumpy, mean, and snarky. Almost LOL at every line. The cat itself looked pretty funny too. The rest of the characters are Hallmark vanilla funny. Meaning, ok for Hallmark audiences. I would pay money over and over to see a non-stop Aubrey Plaza grumpy cat feature film as long as it held true to her character. I fear it would be the typical F bomb, feces, vagina joke parade so I have little hope.

The film starts out a little slow for my liking, but it was really well involved by the 20 minute mark. Fascinating, punctual, and includes everyone's favorite cat. Need I say more? Take a look. As a side note: Grumpy cat is a female cat, making the protagonist a female. I'm sure most won't care about this little fact, but it is something to consider. Any bit of sexism removed in the world is a positive step to a better life for all.

Instead of being a jokey movie about dumb internet memes that are taken too seriously or just become too ubiquitous to the point that they're a cliché, the screenplay of this movie is, I believe, a wry commentary on the "Save the Cat!" screenplay formula and its utter overuse in the standard Hollywood product of the day. Grumpy Cat, breaking the fourth wall, is actually the disgruntled screenwriter forced to write the script with basically no premise at all except a generic Christmas movie with a limited budget starring a cat with exactly one expression who does nothing. Watch it with that in mind and you'll enjoy it a lot more.

It's only in the age of technology that society would praise a full-length movie based on an internet icon cat. People today are WAY too easily amused and really need to learn to pick up a book or go for a drive and experience the world in ways away from glowing screens.One thing that sets this movie apart from others in its genre though, is that the makers knew it was a terrible movie and it makes fun of itself. So if you're forced to watch it, at least you can get a kick out of it. It wasn't really the cat itself that made the movie so bad, it was more the actors chosen. They didn't really fit the characters they were playing, and they were all such generic cardboard cutouts that at first I thought it was intended. The soundtrack was terrible. The plot was just a rip-off of movies like Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009).It's an okay movie for really little kids though, they can laugh at the hideous cat and enjoy a Christmas adventure over the holidays. But if you're an adult, don't go into this expecting much. Just like that television program they made of that The Annoying Orange internet media sensation cr*p, this is just another sign that society as we know it is degrading to the point where even a movie about a cat that looks angry is considered funny and original.