` it a if this town have the power to suck your brain right out of your head . pattipatti ( christina ricci ) be a sarcastic teenaged girl and bore with her all too average little town . bore that be until a woman be kidnap and she find what she believe to be clue to the poor lady whereabouts . now and with the help of her precious cat ` d. c. and an inept fbi agent ( doug e. doug ) she must find her . that darn cat be a bad movie . it be quite foolish and it have humor that often fall quite flat . there be and however and a few bud of talent in it . doug e. doug be good in cool running . his performance a ` senga be really funny . here he be waste a the bumbling fbi agent . he do have a good scene when he imitate the cat and though . micheal mckean play patti father . his character must be the most understanding parent to ever live . this poor guy have his expensive cigar crush and get arrest for pick up his own cat and and get bitch at by his snippy wife and still doesn not get angry at his daughter for cause all of his trouble . i wish my old man be like that . the only real good performance be christina ricci . she entertain a the ever annoy patti and but her occasional very bad dialogue pull her performance down . you might also recognize peter boyle ( young frankenstein and everybody love raymond ) and the old lady from wing and cliff from cheer and in this movie . this be a movie that all these actor would probably like to forget . even the cat isn not very good . i really can not recommend 1997 that darn cat . some young child ( under 8 ) might enjoy it a bit and but every one else should look elsewhere . if youre look for a good christina ricci movie and i suggest addams family value and the opposite of sex or sleepy hollow . if a fun family film be what youre after and try snow day and instead .