Looking for Kitty

Infobox Film
name = Looking for Kitty


caption = Movie poster for "Looking for Kitty"
director = Edward Burns
producer = Margot Bridger
Aaron Lubin
writer = Edward Burns
starring = Edward Burns
David Krumholtz
Chris Parnell
Rachel Dratch
Connie Britton
Kevin Kash
music = Robert Gary
PT Walkley
cinematography = William Rexer
editing = Sarah Flack
distributor = THiNK Film
released = 1 September 2006 (USA)
runtime = 77 minutes
country = USA
awards =
language = English
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imdb_id = 0401593

"Looking for Kitty" is a 2006 American film written and directed by Edward Burns, in which he plays a private detective in New York City, hired by David Krumholtz to help track down his run-away wife. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 6, 2004. It had a limited theatrical release in September 2006 and was released on DVD the following month, October 24 2006.

"Saturday Night Live" alumni Rachel Dratch and Chris Parnell have small parts, while Burns regulars Connie Britton and Kevin Kash have small roles as Burns' neighbor and building superintendent, respectively.

Critical Reaction

Critics were generally unimpressed by "Looking for Kitty". It has a 39% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, qualifying it as "rotten" (although one should also note that the film garnered a more than respectable 63% from the Rotten Tomatoes "Cream of the Crop" reviewers), and a 43 on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Elizabeth Weitzman of "the New York Daily News" wrote that it "offers moments of striking insight amid the inevitable self-indulgence." Noel Murray of "The Onion A.V. Club" was harsher, writing, "Burns has continued to cram one-dimensional characters into thinly plotted comedy-dramas, hoping to re-impress moviegoers with his aloof leading-man charm and faux-natural, trying-too-hard-to-be-funny dialogue." Michael Atkinson of "The Village Voice" wrote, "It might be the most maturely conceived role in Burns's films, but the plot around it is flimsy, the visual storytelling simpleminded, and the general ideas for character one-note."

External links

*imdb title|title=Looking for Kitty|id=0401593
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/looking_for_kitty/ Review at Rotten Tomatoes]
* [http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/lookingforkitty?q=looking%20for%20kitty Review at Metacritic]