‘Cat Person’ Review: Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun in a High-Wire Adaptation of the Viral New Yorker Short Story

A college sophomore's relationship with an older man turns sour fast in Susanna Fogel's film based on Kristen Roupenian's story.

Like most viral internet obsessions heralded as evidence of the zeitgeist, Kristen Roupenian’s “Cat Person” was more cultural litmus test than anything else.during the winter of 2017, was met with almost vertiginous levels of fanfare and debate.

On one side: applause for Roupenian’s blunt portrayal of 21st-century dating, which mirrored the confessional verve of a“Sex Diaries” column. On the other: eye-rolls directed at the hype machine, criticisms aimed at the writer’s style, complaints filed from offended parties.

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