Kingsley is one of those actors who has never given a bad performance, and his awards speak for themselves. The critical flaw in this film is that it starts better than it ends. The dynamic of growing old in a small town and, once a week, going to council to voice your (repetitive) complaints .... clever. But it promised more than it delivered. Any chance that the writers were venturing beyond allegory disappared with the "cat" twist, which, ironically, was not needed for continuity at all. The rest of the cast is competent, only Zoe Winters stands out. She steals all her scenes by being the daughter many fathers wished they'd had. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
Review of Jules
