Rotten
Considered exclusively as storytelling, the movie barely exists.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
2002 · 1h 32m · N/A
Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
t.o.L
Overview
Tamala is a cat living on Planet Cat Earth in the Feline Galaxy. In attempt to leave the Feline Galaxy, which is practically owned by a mega corporation called Catty & Co., she crashes on the violence-ridden Planet Q where she meets Michelangelo. Together they have fun, while Tamala seaches for her connections to Catty & Co. and her mysterious homeworld Orion.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space is a dark allegory and a dazzling example of Japanese anime.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Japanese art collective t.o.L. (Tree of Life) have taken the hipster kitsch of Hello Kitty to a delirious extreme.
Jon Strickland, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
The anime Tamala 2010 asks a lot of the viewer, but it gives something back, though I'm not sure exactly what.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Hello Kitty meets David Lynch in outer space.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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