Gaturro: The Movie

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Gaturro: The Movie
Genre: Animation Comedy Directed by: Gustavo Cova Produced by: Fernando de Fuentes S. José C. García de Letona P. Jayakumar José Luis Massa Based on: Gaturro by Nik Starring: Mariano Chiesa Agustina Gonzalez Cirulnik Agustina Crulink Pablo Gandolfo Leto Dugakin Gustado Dardés Ándres Sala Rigler René Sagastume Gustavo Bonfigli Lucila Gómez Mara Campanelli Distributed by: Distribution Company (Argentina) Santo Domingo Films (Mexico) Viva Pictures (United States) Release date: September 9, 2010 (Argentina) April 27, 2012 (Mexico) February 16, 2016 (United States) Runtime: 87 minutes Country: Argentina Mexico India Language: Spanish  English Budget: $3.5 million Box office: AR$8.3 million (US$2.9 million)

Gaturro: The Movie is a Argentine-Mexican-Indian 2010 computer-animated comedy film, based on the Gaturro comic strips by Nik.

Plot

Gaturro, an anthropomorphic cat, tries multiple attempts to win the affection of Agatha, the most unpleasant cat in Gaturro's neigborhood, who falls in love with an aristocratic cat called Max. But when Gaturro accidentally becomes famous, he and a mouse called Rat Pitt devise a plan to prevent Agatha marrying Max.

Why It Sucks

1. Cheap (this will be explained later) and lazy animation which looks unfinished. It looks more like an PlayStation 2, Gamecube, or even a Dreamcast game cutscene in the early 2000s.
   • One of the main reasons about the cheapness of animation was due to the fact that paying for the main Argentine animators is quite expensive, the majority of the animation was outsourced to India where the production of computer-animated features is a lot cheaper than it is on Argentina.
   • Even the beta trailer and the animation tests of the movie had far superior animation and graphics.
2. The main characters are weak and uninteresting, in addition to being reduced to lazy stereotypes:
   • Gaturro is the typical character who has to do everything to prove his worth to the person he loves most.
   • Agatha is a stereotypical character who claims to love the rich villain, but in the end stays with the protagonist.
3. Predictable story that relies heavily on clichés.
4. Comic book designs don't translate well to 3D, resulting in visuals that range from strange to just plain lazy.
5. The slapstick humor in this film is poorly done due to the slow pace and apparent lack of comedic reaction in the scenes.
6. The film includes unnecessary references to pop culture such as Michael Jackson, The Matrix and Brad Pitt.
7. Plot Holes:
   • Why does Gaturro want to win over Agatha when she is no longer interested in him?

Redeeming Qualities

1. At least the character designs do resemble the original character designs from the comic.

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