this movie be physically painful to sit through and maybe because ( like many people my age and and young ) i grow up with dr. seuss and love his book funny and clever and whimsical and subversive at the same time . the cat in the hat suck all of the interest and spark out of the story and and mike myer performance a the cat be mostly bewilder . why the borscht belt accent and the unfunny patter and the inappropriate joke and the charmless costume . i have to go back and re read the book to see the real problem represent the book be simple . this movie be overblown and way and way too long . you do not expect every kid movie to be toy story or the iron giant and but this one set a new low . how could mike myers need the money .