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Universal Is Re-Editing ‘Cats’ After Brutal Reviews, Disastrous First Weekend

Emily Zanotti
Universal Is Re-Editing ‘Cats’ After Brutal Reviews, Disastrous First Weekend
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Universal has told theaters carrying the horrifying new movie musical, “Cats,” that it will be updating the movie, fixing some of the visual effects, and re-releasing the film into theaters after it was widely panned by critics and ignored by audiences.

The initial reviews for “Cats” were, in short, brutal. The movie, adapted from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name, is widely considered to be one of the worst movies of 2019, if not of the decade. Critics have described the picture, alternately, as a “monstrosity,” as a “disaster,” and just flat-out disturbing.

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