A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

I have to premise that I am strongly convinced that animals are just animals. I feel annoyed by people who say "Animals are better than humans: they don't betray you " and bulls**t like this.Thus I hated people who ignored James without the cat and are kind and generous with the cat. Just like I hate cat and/or dog videos on social media. In my country, in Italy, there are more pets than babies, and I'll be happy with our extintion as a species because we deserve it.On the other side there is the story of redemption of James who finds an aim through the cat who becomes his project. I am happy with this, but is it not a kind of sad to think that no human being, not even his own father, has helped him to recover?One moment: a decent person in this movie does exist and is Val, the social worker. She is the actual heroine (no pun intended).Social workers are at very high risk of burning out because they usually cannot see very much good results of their (hard) work. I sincerely admired the character of Val. She believed in James and gave him a home and advices and after all James success was also her success.I did not find the movie so embroidered as other reviewers have said before me. The story is quite harsh and it is harshly told. Think at the sequence when he suffers for the methadone suspension! It was like Hell on Earth, and it was great that James succeded in healing. Not easy, and it was finely descripted.Acting was fine as Luke Treadaway did not push too strongly on the pleased compassion key. Directing was also fine and tones were not unbalanced even in the most dramatic moments, like the death of his mate.To me one of the toughest scene was when the lady wanted to BUY the cat and James told her if she wanted to sell her child. The lady was convinced that the cat had the right to have a home, her home, giving for granted that James was not a decent owner.Also when James says he was called "sir" for the first time AFTER he got the cat. The portrait of human misery in my opinion. If one gives a s**t about junkies, then he should care even less about a man with a cat!

That was a good movie overall , if you are a documentary lover then you should know that it goes a quite slow and ending up like a good movie. Its kind of inspirational stories . Overall if you want to have a movie having no thrill and action but a good plot, then its for you !

This film tells the story of a drug addict who sings in the street to make ends meet. One day, a stray cat enters his life, and his life is never the same again.It is a heartwarming story of a man who is given a second chance in life. It is an inspirational story that tells people that anyone can achieve a better life. When he says to the doctor that the cat has shown him what life is like in the other side, it is rather profound. The cat provides the little push for him to move out of the mess and into a meaningful path.Though it is a little sad for me to see that people supported him only because of the cat. His singing is the same before and after the cat, so I can conclude that his second chance really is given by the cat. I hope people can actually give second chances to people even without the presence of a cat, as there really is enough love and care to go around. We can show people who needs second chances that they are loved and cared for as well.

Many IMDb users have already given their reviews of what to expect, so I'm here to give my own opinion on this film, and it's a mixed one. Simply put, this film gives an unrealistic view of what it is like to get off of heroin and put your life back together. If even one in ten addicts' recovery stories were this successful, then a quarter of my friends wouldn't be dead.Let me put it this way: "A Street Cat Named Bob" might be a wonderful feel-good film for the masses to enjoy, but it's a movie. They tell you this film is based on a true story and I of course believe that, but I'd wager all of my money that the REAL James Bowen had A LOT TOUGHER of a time getting his life straightened-out than this movie depicts. It's not a bad film, but I fail to see the point of telling a true story when you've covered it in sugar. I'll give it half a score—a 5 out of 10—for telling HALF of the story.