Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

shaylen_sanders Such a good movie; it touches on heavy human issues like homelessness, addiction, and family dysfunction, and the importance of having support, which comes in all shapes and sizes, and in this case, in a cat. It touches on the special healing quality of the unconditional love and support that comes with having a pet. Animals are there where people sometimes fail.

Leigh Neil I really enjoyed this film and think it achieves it's purpose admirably. No, it's not a no-frills down and dirty look at the horrors of drug addiction/withdrawal or the hell of living on the street, but it gives a glimpse of those things while presenting the moving - even at times inspiring - story of James Bowen (and of course Bob).It's a film you can enjoy without needing to be in the mood for intense and provocative intellectual stimulation, but is definitely not lightweight either. Nicely balanced and fun to watch, I'd be happy to recommend it.

TxMike My wife and I watched this at home, streaming via Netflix. It starts off a bit slow, we were unsure where it was going, but once Bob came into the story it all picked up. All-in-all a really worthwhile movie, highly recommended.It is a story of a real London busker who got into drugs and was having a hard time navigating through life. He was a reasonably talented songwriter and singer, usually somewhere in London with his guitar. Playing for small change, hoping to buy a meal at the end of the day, and finding a place to crash the night on the cardboard he stashed for the purpose. Luke Treadaway plays the main character, James.Helped along by Joanne Froggatt as Val, the social worker, James is given a rough little apartment to stay in and regular methadone treatments to help him kick his drug habit. One day he hears a noise, thinks it is an intruder and it was ... a ginger colored cat that slipped in through an opened window. James tries to find its owners, to no avail. He tries to shoo the cat away, but can't. So he keeps him and names him Bob (played by the real Bob the Cat). What follows is a heartwarming account of how being responsible for Bob, and having a companion, was key to James being about to kick his habit and turn his life around. With Bob on his shoulder they attracted bigger audiences and got bigger tips. Eventually a newspaper article leads to a publishing house arranging, with a ghost writer, to have James write his story and the book became a best seller.Good movie! And Bob does such a good job.

dierregi For unknown reasons it is understood that"serious" movie goers must "endure" movies rather than enjoy them. Being quite fed up with excruciatingly tedious or pretentiously horrific movies, I decided to watch something that could make me feel good. How selfish of me to choose hope rather than politically correct grittiness and pain...Luckily this movie delivered exactly what I expected: some hope and comfort and plenty of Bob. Based on the real life story of James and Bob the cat, we follow James attempts at kicking his heroin habit. Some glimpses into the world of the homeless in London are gritty and realistic enough for me.Once James gets settled in flat, he is visited by Bob the cat in search of food and protection. Turns out, Bob is injured and James spends his meager few quids to pay for Bob's medicine. At first reluctant to take care of Bob, James realizes that being committed to another living creature can give him the strength he needs to lead a decent life.Bob the cat plays himself and I was glad he was not "humanised". Still, he remains a most amazing cat, apparently not scared or annoyed by loud noise and crowds. James and Bob get to be local celebrities and the rest is history: the books and now the movie about the busker and Bob with his little scarves. Delightful - regardless of what "serious" critics may write.