shaylen_sanders Such a good movie; it touches on heavy human issues like homelessness, addiction, and family dysfunction, and the importance of having support, which comes in all shapes and sizes, and in this case, in a cat. It touches on the special healing quality of the unconditional love and support that comes with having a pet. Animals are there where people sometimes fail.

wwiiboomer A Street Cat Named BobA splendid human interest story of life's extremities from end to end. A true hidden gem that I chanced to come by and was so glad I did. It touched me like so few connecting immediately as the story played out from the character's experiences and emotions. Down on one's luck, imagine the distrait in failure in what it can do if you let it? Being drawn on someone else's troubles can be of introspect, one of understanding, and one of educational value, or simply, an innate desire to see other people do well and succeed. This was such a powerful story by way of it's delivery that I give thanks to Director, Roger Spottiswoode and his lead actor, Luke Treadaway. Rather than elaborating further I'll stop so you may experience this first hand .... This international best selling biography is a wonder and I encourage all to watch.

areatw If ever there was a true story that was just destined to be turned into a movie, then this is surely it. 'A Street Cat Named Bob' is the story of the unlikely friendship between a recovering drug addict, James Bowen, and a stray ginger cat, who he named Bob. It's a heartwarming story and a film that can be enjoyed by everyone, not just cat lovers.The film deserves a lot of credit for ensuring that James' battle with addiction always remains at the forefront of what happens on screen. They could have easily got carried away with Bob the cat and neglected to include the harsh realities of James' situation, but thankfully they didn't make that mistake and the film is a lot better for it.'A Street Cat Named Bob' is the perfect feel good film, despite some depressing themes. It's the type of story that just has to be heard, and now it's been turned into a movie, even more people can enjoy this amazing friendship.

eddie_baggins I like many of you out there have seen and heard of many an odd story in my life but if you'd have told me a few years ago that I would've watched and enjoyed a film about a homeless musician/recovering drug addict that strikes up an unlikely friendship with a stray ginger cat, I would've laughed and said "you're having me on" but what makes this scenario even stranger is A Street Cat Named Bob is a film about just that, and a true story.Seasoned director Roger Spottiswoode (the man who gave us slobbery dog comedy Turner and Hooch) finds himself here adapting James Bowen's best-selling autobiography of his drug overcoming's and heart-warming friendship with his 4 legged best mate Bob as the two help each other out and become inseparable along the way.There's not a whole lot of "big" conflict or set-up's in A Street Cat Named Bob (unless you count cat chases as big events) but there's simple joys and emotion to be found in the small moments Bob shares with Bowen and Bowen's journey to get his life back on track is a great human interest story, no doubt helping the success of his book for all those that may not feel inclined usually to call felines a favourite.Spottiswoode (who over uses cat POV camera moments), it could easily be argued, could've made more of key moments of Bowen's story, in particular his trials going cold-turkey off drugs that is here relatively quickly passed over in favour of more shots of Bob looking cute and while Bowen is a relatively likable down on his luck presence in the film, you do wish you felt a little more connection to him or that he would look for a more meaningful job.This connection issue is hard to pinpoint as Luke Treadaway does a fine job in his role even if it's a relatively thankless task trying to act alongside a cat (who here is even played mostly by the real-life Bob!) but it doesn't end up being all that important in the big scheme of things as at the heart of this tale lays a story that only the most hard-hearted of movie-goers won't enjoy and perhaps shed a tear or two at along the way.Final Say – It's been a long time between (milk) drinks since our last lovable feline centric hit but with A Street Cat Named Bob we have our newest whisker clad winner! It may not ever threaten to become a classic and it's sprinkled with movie-making emotional manipulation but this smile inducing true story that's told optimistically and light heartedly is a likable event that acts as one of the year's most notable feel-good experiences.3 ½ cans of tuna out of 5