A Street Cat Named Bob

"It's not the best film you'll see this holiday season, but this soft, agreeable adaptation of the man-and-his-cat bestseller has its charms."

"What works on the page seems slight on screen. That's not to say it isn't life-affirming, it's just not quite the cat's pyjamas."

"There's a telly-ish feel to much of A Street Cat Named Bob, an attempt to sanitise life on the streets... But it's impossible to watch a film about a happy-ending story like James and Bob's without a warm glow."

"Contains the feline performance of the year, as the ginger tom Bob (playing himself) becomes the unexpected mascot and saviour of a homeless busker."

"A completely watchable, occasionally quite moving and very unexpectedly gritty little film."

"It's a family film that raises real issues in a sensitive way. And for that it should be praised."

"What is especially honorable about the adaptation is that while it does try to show things literally from Bob's point of view from time to time, it's doesn't over-anthropomorphize him or ascribe to him any mystical or magical powers."

"A heartwarming drama which manages to land on its feet."

"Has its heart in the right place but doesn't quite land on a tone to unite hard hitting drama and a cat-based comedy."