Cillian Murphy gives a brilliant and compelling performance as Patrick into Kitten, but I wish that I could have liked his character more and had more empathy with "his/her" journey in the film.
The music and the costumes take you back to those "glam rock" days of VELVET GOLDMINE with Murphy sashaying through scenes with various men that leads to London. Stephen Rea gives a marvelous performance as a Magician with his own issues to bear,let alone keep Murphy with him for very long. The scene in the London disco with the handsome English soldier who appears to accept Kitten for what she is, and then what transpires afterward, is haunting.
Act Three is really the best in the film when Kitten returns to help her best friend and finally makes the journey to move forward from her past. Kitten's final scene as she pushes the baby carriage with her best friend and gazes back at her mother and her son is one to remember.
The music and the costumes take you back to those "glam rock" days of VELVET GOLDMINE with Murphy sashaying through scenes with various men that leads to London. Stephen Rea gives a marvelous performance as a Magician with his own issues to bear,let alone keep Murphy with him for very long. The scene in the London disco with the handsome English soldier who appears to accept Kitten for what she is, and then what transpires afterward, is haunting.
Act Three is really the best in the film when Kitten returns to help her best friend and finally makes the journey to move forward from her past. Kitten's final scene as she pushes the baby carriage with her best friend and gazes back at her mother and her son is one to remember.