Turning the magical into the literal and robbing the imagination of its powers, Imagine Entertainment's live-action version of "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" emerges as a lackluster and nearly charmless affair. [...] the filmmakers unveil a fey Mike Myers in feline costume and makeup, prancing around campy sets of off-putting yellows, greens and pastels. There are enough wacky gags and comic destruction in the movie to engage young children over the holidays.

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